在APOEε4载体中为阿尔茨海默病提供保护的非洲原产哈普洛型:探索潜在的机制

Luciana Bertholim-Nasciben1, Karen Nuytemans1,2, Derek Van Booven1

  • 1John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.

概括

一种新发现的非洲基因变体rs10423769_A显著降低了携带APOEε4基因的个体患阿尔茨海默病 (AD) 的风险. 这种保护作用凸显了多元祖先在阿尔茨海默病研究中的重要性.

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