Scientists uncover mechanism for the major genetic risk factor of Alzheimer's disease

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 15:01 in Health & Medicine

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an extremely complicated disease. Several proteins seem to be involved in its cause and progression. For example, the lipid-transport protein apolipoprotein E4 (apoE4) is the major genetic risk factor for AD, and apoE4 carriers account for 65

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