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Mutant gene stops at-risk people from getting Alzheimer’s: Could it lead to treatment?
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Mutant gene stops at-risk people from getting Alzheimer’s: Could it lead to treatment?

by Dennis Thompson  The APOE4 gene is the most powerful genetic factor driving a person’s risk for developing late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. “It probably increases your risk two or threefold if you have one APOE4 copy, and if you have two APOE4 copies, it probably increases your risk about tenfold,” said Dr. Michael Greicius, a professor of...