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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 24.
Published in final edited form as: J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2010 Dec;23(4):213–227. doi: 10.1177/0891988710383571

Table 1.

Alzheimer Disease (AD) Genesa

AD Loci Gene Symbol Gene Name Chromosome Inheritance
AD1 APP Amyloid precursor protein 21q21 Autosomal Dominant
AD2 APOE Apolipoprotein E 19q13.32 Sporadic
AD3 PSEN1 Presenilin 1 14q24.2 Autosomal Dominant
AD4 PSEN2 Presenilin 2 1q42.13 Autosomal Dominant
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Alzheimer disease genes are located on 4 different chromosomes and are associated with autosomal dominant or sporadic inheritance.