A team of scientists seems to have discovered a previously hidden genetic cause of Alzheimers.
Alzheimers is the most common form of dementia,currently affectingaround 7 million Americans.
One of these latter mutations affects the apolipoprotein E gene, or APOE, and is known as APOE4.
AMRI examination film of patient’s head.Image: sfam_photo (Shutterstock)
A large team of researchers from Spain and the U.S. sought to settle the question.
All told, the analysis included over 13,000 people.
Not everyone with these changes will show clinical symptoms of Alzheimers before they die.
In conclusion, our study provides compelling evidence to propose that APOE4 homozygotes [i.e.
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