title: Genetic testing should not be advocated as a diagnostic tool in familial forms of dementia.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Croes
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dermaut
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: van Der Cammen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: van Broeckhoven
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: van Duijn
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D016564:Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor / Q000235:genetics; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D053764:Presenilin-1; D053766:Presenilin-2; D015995:Prevalence; D017096:Prion Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D011328:Prions / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D016564:Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C508853:PSEN1 protein, human; C508861:PSEN2 protein, human; D053764:Presenilin-1; D053766:Presenilin-2; D011328:Prions