Gene Variation Linked To Earlier Onset Of Alzheimer's Symptoms
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 08:21
in Health & Medicine
Investigators have identified a genetic variation associated with an earlier age of onset in Alzheimer's disease. Unlike genetic mutations previously linked to rare, inherited forms of early-onset Alzheimer's disease -- which can strike people as young as their 30s or 40s -- these variants influence an earlier presentation of symptoms in people affected by the more common, late-onset form of the disease.
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