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Scientists ID Gene Mutation That May Triple Alzheimer's Risk

About 1 percent of people have 'TREM2' mutation, researcher says

November 14, 2012 RSS Feed Print

"We have hypothesized for many years that a rare genetic variant can confer moderate risk for disease," Singleton said in an NIA statement. "These are the first studies to identify such a variant related to Alzheimer's disease."

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