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Scientists discover a new risk factor for Alzheimer's
01-14-2007 · EurekAlert!Researchers led by Howard Hughes Medical Institute international research scholar Peter St George-Hyslop have identified a new genetic risk factor associated with the most common form of Alzheimer's disease. The research implicates a gene called SORL1 in late-onset Alzheimer's, which usually strikes after age 65.
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