Largest ever Alzheimer's genome study unveils dementia mysteries
Monday, September 7, 2009 - 15:28
in Biology & Nature
British scientists have discovered two new genes associated with Alzheimer's disease, while French colleagues uncovered a third. The results, from the largest ever Alzheimer's genome-wide association study (GWAS) involving 16,000 individuals, are published in Nature Genetics. They are the first new genes found to be associated with the common form of Alzheimer's disease since 1993.