How mutations in presenilin gene cause early onset Alzheimer's disease

Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 13:16 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have discovered how mutations in the presenilin 1 gene cause early-onset Alzheimer's disease. The finding opens the door to developing novel treatments for this form of the mind-robbing disease and for the more common, late-onset form that develops later in life and affects millions of people worldwide.

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