Inflammation Gene Defect Linked to Alzheimer’s in Study
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A newly discovered gene variant may point to another route Alzheimer’s disease takes to ravage the brain: through the immune system.
The variant, found in less than 1 percent of the population, almost triples the odds of Alzheimer’s disease among its carriers, according to papers published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The findings may provide clues to how the aging brain functions.