ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE AND AGING - A CHROMOSOMAL APPROACH

被引:0
作者
KORMANNBORTOLOTTO, MH
SMITH, MDC
NETO, JT
机构
[1] ESCOLA PAULISTA MED SCH, DEPT MORFOL, DISCIPLINA GENET, BR-04023 SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
[2] ESCOLA PAULISTA MED SCH, SETOR GERIATR & GERONTOL, BR-04023 SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
关键词
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE; AGING; CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES; CYTOGENETICS;
D O I
暂无
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia in elderly people. Interrelations between AD and senescence have been the subject of many studies. Some researchers have suggested that chromosomal alterations may be involved in the etiology or pathogenesis of AD. We present cytogenetic findings in patients with Alzheimer's disease, normal elderly controls and young controls. Aneuploidy, premature centromere division, polyploidy and C-anaphase, were analysed and the results suggest that the cytogenetic alterations observed are inherent to the cellular ageing process and not specifically related to Alzheimer's disease.
引用
收藏
页码:1 / 6
页数:6
相关论文
共 28 条
[1]   AGING AND ANEUPLOIDY - EVIDENCE FOR THE PREFERENTIAL INVOLVEMENT OF THE INACTIVE X-CHROMOSOME [J].
ABRUZZO, MA ;
MAYER, M ;
JACOBS, PA .
CYTOGENETICS AND CELL GENETICS, 1985, 39 (04) :275-278
[2]   GENETIC OBSERVATIONS IN ALZHEIMERS DISEASE AND SENILE DEMENTIA [J].
BERGENER, M ;
JUNGKLAA.FK .
GERONTOLOGIA CLINICA, 1970, 12 (02) :71-&
[3]  
BOSMAN GJCGM, 1991, GERONTOLOGY, V37, P95
[4]  
Buckton K E, 1982, Exp Brain Res, VSuppl 5, P58
[5]   CHROMOSOME CHANGES IN ALZHEIMERS PRESENILE-DEMENTIA [J].
BUCKTON, KE ;
WHALLEY, LJ ;
LEE, M ;
CHRISTIE, JE .
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS, 1983, 20 (01) :46-51
[6]   COLCHICINE RESISTANCE IN HUMAN CELL-LINES - PLEIOTROPIC PHENOTYPE AND DECREASED MEMBRANE-PERMEABILITY [J].
CHAMLA, Y ;
BEGUERET, J .
HUMAN GENETICS, 1982, 61 (01) :73-75
[7]   STUDIES IN AGING OF THE BRAIN .4. FAMILIAL ALZHEIMER-DISEASE - RELATION TO TRANSMISSIBLE DEMENTIA, ANEUPLOIDY, AND MICROTUBULAR DEFECTS [J].
COOK, RH ;
WARD, BE ;
AUSTIN, JH .
NEUROLOGY, 1979, 29 (10) :1402-1412
[8]  
FISCHMAN HK, 1984, BIOL PSYCHIAT, V19, P319
[9]   MECHANISM OF X-CHROMOSOME ANEUPLOIDY IN LYMPHOCYTES OF AGING WOMEN [J].
FITZGERALD, PH .
HUMANGENETIK, 1975, 28 (02) :153-158
[10]   TOTAL ANEUPLOIDY AND AGE-RELATED SEX-CHROMOSOME ANEUPLOIDY IN CULTURED LYMPHOCYTES OF NORMAL MEN AND WOMEN [J].
FITZGERALD, PH ;
MCEWAN, CM .
HUMAN GENETICS, 1977, 39 (03) :329-337