Known genetic risk for Alzheimer's in whites also places blacks at risk
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 10:29
in Health & Medicine
A commonly recognized gene that places one at risk for Alzheimer's disease does not discriminate between blacks and whites, according to new research led by Florida State University.
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