Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 307-317 , July 2009

Markers of Alzheimer's disease in a population attending a memory clinic

  • Giovanni B. Frisoni

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Epidemiology Neuroimaging and Telemedicine, IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio FBF, Brescia, Italy
    • Psychogeriatric Ward, IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio FBF, Brescia, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 39-030-3501361.
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  • Annapaola Prestia

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Epidemiology Neuroimaging and Telemedicine, IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio FBF, Brescia, Italy
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  • Orazio Zanetti

      Affiliations

    • Alzheimer Unit, IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio FBF, Brescia, Italy
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  • Samantha Galluzzi

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Epidemiology Neuroimaging and Telemedicine, IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio FBF, Brescia, Italy
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  • Melissa Romano

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Epidemiology Neuroimaging and Telemedicine, IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio FBF, Brescia, Italy
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  • Maria Cotelli

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of the Neuropsychology Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio FBF, Brescia, Italy
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  • Massimo Gennarelli

      Affiliations

    • Genetics Unit, IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio FBF, Brescia, Italy
    • Division of Biology and Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnologies, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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  • Giuliano Binetti

      Affiliations

    • NeuroBioGen Laboratory Memory Clinic, IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio FBF, Brescia, Italy
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  • Luisella Bocchio

      Affiliations

    • Genetics Unit, IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio FBF, Brescia, Italy
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  • Barbara Paghera

      Affiliations

    • Nuclear Medicine Service, Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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  • Giovanni Amicucci

      Affiliations

    • Service of Anesthesiology, S. Orsola-Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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  • Matteo Bonetti

      Affiliations

    • Service of Neuroradiology, Istituto Clinico Città di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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  • Luisa Benussi

      Affiliations

    • NeuroBioGen Laboratory Memory Clinic, IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio FBF, Brescia, Italy
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  • Roberta Ghidoni

      Affiliations

    • NeuroBioGen Laboratory Memory Clinic, IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio FBF, Brescia, Italy
    • Proteomics Unit, IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio FBF, Brescia, Italy
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  • Cristina Geroldi

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Epidemiology Neuroimaging and Telemedicine, IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio FBF, Brescia, Italy
    • Psychogeriatric Ward, IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio FBF, Brescia, Italy

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doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2009.04.1235

Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 307-317 , July 2009

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