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ABeta amyloidosis, Arctic type
Disease definition
A form of hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis characterized by an age of onset of 54-61 years and progressive Alzheimer's disease-like dementia. This subtype is due to a mutation in the APP gene (21q21.2), encoding the beta-amyloid precursor protein. This mutation causes an increased accumulation of amyloid-beta protein in the walls of the arteries and capillaries of the meninges, cerebellar cortex and cerebral cortex, leading to the weakening and eventual rupture of these vessels.
ORPHA:324723
Classification level: Subtype of disorder- Synonym(s):
- ABetaE22G amyloidosis
- HCHWA, Arctic type
- Hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, Arctic type
- Prevalence: <1 / 1 000 000
- Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
- Age of onset: Adult, Elderly
- ICD-10: E85.4+ I68.0*
- OMIM: 605714
- UMLS: -
- MeSH: -
- GARD: -
- MedDRA: -
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- Polski (2013, pdf)
- Review article
- English (2011)
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