Tag: npj Dementia
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Majority of Alzheimer’s Risk Tied to a Single Gene Variant
Groundbreaking Link Between Gene Variant and Alzheimer’s Risk A new study published in npj Dementia reports a striking association between a specific gene variant and Alzheimer’s disease risk, suggesting that a substantial portion of dementia cases could be influenced by this single genetic factor. While scientists caution that the genetics of Alzheimer’s are complex and…
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Single Gene Variant Could Drive Majority of Alzheimer’s Cases, New Study Finds
Groundbreaking finding links a single gene variant to most Alzheimer’s cases A new study published in npj Dementia suggests that a single gene variant may be implicated in a majority of Alzheimer’s disease cases. While the disease is multifactorial, the research emphasizes the outsized role of a specific gene and the protein it encodes in…