Disease association ontology term - MONDO:0100087 - familial Alzheimer disease
Term summary
- ID
- MONDO:0100087
- Name
- familial Alzheimer disease
- Ontology or CV name
- Disease association
- Definition
- A degenerative disease of the brain that causes gradual loss of memory, judgment, and the ability to function socially. About 25% of all Alzheimer disease is familial (more than 2 people in a family have AD). When Alzheimer disease begins before 60 or 65 years of age (early-onset AD) about 60% of the cases are familial (also known as Early-onset familial AD). These cases appear to be inherited in an autosomal dominant manner.
