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Study finds key Alzheimer’s gene (APOE) acts differently in Caribbean Hispanics

Researcher says understanding genetic risk of a disease requires diverse gene pool UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON HEALTH SCIENCES/UW MEDICINE Researchers looking to unlock the mysteries of Alzheimer’s disease have revealed new insights from old variants. A gene called apolipoprotein E (APOE), long implicated in Alzheimer’s disease, has two variants that act differently among Caribbean Hispanics depending...