Two closely related genes, the presenilins ( PS ), located at chromosomes
14q24.3 and 1q42.1, have been identified for autosomal dominant Alzheimer
disease (AD) with onset age below 65 years (presenile AD). We performed a
systematic mutation analysis of all coding and 5'-non-coding exons of PS
-1 and PS -2 in a population-based epidemiological series of 101 unrelated
familial and sporadic presenile AD cases. The familial cases included 10
patients of autosomal dominant AD families sampled for linkage analysis
studies. In all pat