Untangling the APOE4 Gene, the Most Significant Genetic Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s Disease
The genetic background around APOE region can modify the Alzheimer’s disease-associated APOE4 risk effects Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and the most common cause of dementia, affecting more than 5.8 million individuals in the U.S. Scientists have discovered some genetic variants that increase the risk for developing Alzheimer’s; the most well-known…