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Parental Age and Birth Order in Alzheimer's disease: A Case-Control Study in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Area (Quebec, Canada)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

M. De Braekeleer ,
S. Froda ,
D. Gautrin ,
H. Tetreault  and
D. Gauvreau
M. De Braekeleer*
Affiliation:
SOREP, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, Québec
S. Froda
Affiliation:
Département de Mathématiques et d'Informatique, Université du Québec à Montréal, Chicoutimi, Québec
D. Gautrin
Affiliation:
Institut National de Recherche Scientifique (INRS-Santé), Pointe-Claire, Québec
H. Tetreault
Affiliation:
Institut National de Recherche Scientifique (INRS-Santé), Pointe-Claire, Québec
D. Gauvreau
Affiliation:
Institut National de Recherche Scientifique (INRS-Santé), Pointe-Claire, Québec
*
SOREP, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 555, Boulevard de l'Université, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada G7H 2B1
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Parental age at the time of birth of 133 clinically diagnosed Alzheimer patients from the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean area (Quebec, Canada) were compared with those of 6 control groups formed out a population registry. The birth order of the Alzheimer patients was also analyzed. The results did not show any parental age or birth order effect, which is in agreement with previous reports. The importance of control selection in such studies is stressed.

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Original Articles
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , May 1988 , pp. 139 - 141
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1988

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