DNA repair factor linked to breast cancer may also play a role in Alzheimer’s
Monday, November 30, 2015 - 10:50
in Health & Medicine
Mutant forms of breast cancer factor 1 (BRCA1) are associated with breast and ovarian cancers but according to new findings, in the brain the normal BRCA1 gene product may also be linked to Alzheimer’s disease. The results, published in Nature Communications, suggest that low levels of BRCA1 protein in the brain may contribute to dementia. […]