Mutations in the gene that codes for apolipoprotein E are linked to Alzheimer’s disease. New research suggests that a group of other genes can also contribute to developing sporadic forms of the disease. One of our genes is apolipoprotein E (APOE), which often appears with a variation which nobody would want to have: APOEε4, the… [Continue Reading]
Alzheimer’s Risk Gene Causes Changes in Shapes of Brain Protein Deposits
July 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Researchers have used a newly discovered class of biomarkers to investigate the possibility that the shape of brain protein deposits is different in people with Alzheimer’s who have the highest-risk gene type than in those with the condition who have a neutral risk gene type. Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is a gene containing instructions needed to… [Continue Reading]