摘要
According to the World Health Organization （WHO）, a total of 35.6 million cases of dementia were estimated in 2010, with close to 7.7 million new cases each year. In 2008, WHO declared dementia a priority condition. 90% of all dementia cases are considered to be Alzheimer＇s disease （AD）. Therefore, great effort was made to understand the etiology of the disease and stop or slow down AD progression.
According to the World Health Organization （WHO）, a total of 35.6 million cases of dementia were estimated in 2010, with close to 7.7 million new cases each year. In 2008, WHO declared dementia a priority condition. 90% of all dementia cases are considered to be Alzheimer＇s disease （AD）. Therefore, great effort was made to understand the etiology of the disease and stop or slow down AD progression.
基金
supported by grants from the Basal Center of Excellence in Aging and Regeneration(CONICYT-PFB 12/2007),FONDECYT No.1120156 to N.C.I.,FONDECYT No.1131065 to A.S.
VRI Pre-Doctoral Fellowship to C.M.-O.from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
