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Is Alzheimer's Disease Sex-linked?
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Causes of Alzheimer's Disease
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Sex-linked recessive
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Sex-linked diseases are inherited through one of the "sex chromosomes" -- the X or Y chromosomes. Autosomally inherited diseases are inherited... Read more »
Sex-linked dominant
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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