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Researchers discover new genes involved in Alzheimer’s Disease

August 14, 2018

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Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia and the number of people developing the condition is increasing each year.

The disease is characterized by the formation of β-amyloid plaques and toxic neurofibrillary tangles in the brain that cause neurodegeneration, memory decline and eventually death.

Although the incidence of Alzheimer’s is on the rise, scientists still do not properly understand the genetic and environmental factors that make some individuals more susceptible to the disease.

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