title: Risk factors and differential diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.
abstract: Due to demographic changes the frequency of dementia is increasing dramatically. About 50-60% of patients with dementia are clinically associated with AD, which is a multifactorial and long-term disease both in clinical and preclinical aspects. Various genetic and non-genetic risk factors play a role in influencing age of onset and disease progression.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Müller-Spahn
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hock
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000235:genetics; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000235:genetics; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D017354:Point Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides