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Researchers untangle the APOE4 gene, the most significant genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease
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Researchers untangle the APOE4 gene, the most significant genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease

by Boston University School of Medicine Graphical abstract. Cell (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.05.017 Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and the most common cause of dementia, affecting more than 5.8 million individuals in the U.S. Scientists have discovered some genetic variants that increase the risk for developing Alzheimer’s; the most well-known of these for people over...