Friday, April 5, 2013

Additional Genetic Pathway To Alzheimer's Discovered

How Does Alzheimer's Disease Develop?  New Pathway Found .  Medical News Today.  April 5, 2013.

While amyloid-beta has been the focus of most Alzheimer's research, the study explained here zeros in on tau, a protein that develops in the brain as Alzheimer's progresses.  Genes linked to tau have been identified perhaps providing new targets for a different class of drugs.  The researchers concluded that there are at least two ways in which the gene, APOE, can influence Alzheimer's disease risk

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