Genetics study finds ancestral background can affect Alzheimer’s disease risk
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4 February 2021Genetics study finds ancestral background can affect Alzheimer’s disease risk
Genetics contributes to the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, and the APOE gene is the strongest genetic risk factor, specifically the APOE4 allele. However, it has been known for a while that the risk due to the APOE4 allele differs considerably across populations, with Europeans having a greater risk from the APOE4 allele than Africans and African Americans.
