Alzheimer’s disease researchers study gene associated with the brain’s immune cells

January 5, 2023

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers are studying how the reduction of a gene variant found in the brain’s immune cells could diminish the risk of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease.

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Alzheimer’s disease researchers study gene associated with the brain’s immune cells

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