Genome-wide imaging study identifies new gene associated with Alzheimer's plaques
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 16:00
in Biology & Nature
A study combining genetic data with brain imaging, designed to identify genes associated with the amyloid plaque deposits found in Alzheimer's disease patients, has not only identified the APOE gene -- long associated with development of Alzheimer's -- but has uncovered an association with a second gene, called BCHE.