Phenotypes associated with the disease Alzheimer disease 2 (OMIM:104310):
- Parkinsonism (HP:0001300): Characteristic neurologic anomaly resulting from degeneration of dopamine-generating cells in the substantia nigra, a region of the midbrain, characterized clinically by shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement and difficulty with walking and gait. Evidence: IEA. (OMIM:104310)
- Dementia (HP:0000726): A loss of global cognitive ability of sufficient amount to interfere with normal social or occupational function. Dementia represents a loss of previously present cognitive abilities, generally in adults, and can affect memory, thinking, language, judgment, and behavior. Evidence: IEA. (OMIM:104310)
- Late onset (HP:0003584): A type of adult onset with onset of symptoms after the age of 60 years. Evidence: IEA. (OMIM:104310)
- Neurofibrillary tangles (HP:0002185): Pathological protein aggregates formed by hyperphosphorylation of a microtubule-associated protein known as tau, causing it to aggregate in an insoluble form. Evidence: TAS. Frequency: 20/20. (OMIM:104310)
- Long-tract sign (HP:0002423): Long-tract signs refer to symptoms that are attributable to the involvement of the long fiber tracts in the spinal cord, which connect the spinal cord to the brain and mediate spinal and motor functions. These include spasticity, hyperreflexia, and abnormal reflexes such as Babinski or Hoffman's sign. If possible, it is preferable to use the precise HPO terms for these abnormalities. Evidence: IEA. (OMIM:104310)
- Alzheimer disease (HP:0002511): A degenerative disease of the brain characterized by the insidious onset of dementia. Impairment of memory, judgment, attention span, and problem solving skills are followed by severe apraxia and a global loss of cognitive abilities. The condition primarily occurs after age 60, and is marked pathologically by severe cortical atrophy and the triad of senile plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, and neuropil threads. Evidence: TAS. (OMIM:104310)
- Autosomal dominant inheritance (HP:0000006): A mode of inheritance that is observed for traits related to a gene encoded on one of the autosomes (i.e., the human chromosomes 1-22) in which a trait manifests in heterozygotes. In the context of medical genetics, an autosomal dominant disorder is caused when a single copy of the mutant allele is present. Males and females are affected equally, and can both transmit the disorder with a risk of 50% for each child of inheriting the mutant allele. Evidence: TAS. (OMIM:104310)