New key factor identified in the development of Alzheimer's disease

Monday, January 4, 2010 - 15:14 in Health & Medicine

Inheritance of an extra copy of the gene- ? -amyloid precursor protein, APP, in individuals with Down syndrome leads to the inevitable development of early onset Alzheimer's disease, known to be...

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