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Gene variation may protect against Alzheimer’s disease
A woman with an inherited condition that causes early-onset Alzheimer’s disease but who didn’t experience cognitive decline until her 70s appeared to be protected by a rare mutation.
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Resistance to autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease in an APOE3 Christchurch homozygote: a case report
We identified a PSEN1 (presenilin 1) mutation carrier from the world's largest autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease kindred, who did not develop mild cognitive impairme …
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