title: Genetic epidemiology of Alzheimer's disease.
abstract: The genetics of Alzheimer's disease is one of the most complex topics to study from an epidemiological point of view, particularly in population-based studies on polymorphisms of genes. The present review focuses primarily on some conflicting results on genetic epidemiology of Alzheimer's disease, and the major difficulties met in such studies.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U330, Université de Bordeaux, France. jean-francois.dartigues@dim.u-bordeaux2.fr
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Dartigues
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Letenneur
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D053327:Apolipoprotein E4; D001057:Apolipoproteins E / Q000235:genetics; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D053327:Apolipoprotein E4; D001057:Apolipoproteins E