Live Breaking News & Updates on Gina Digravio

Stay updated with breaking news from Gina digravio. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

BU researchers identify several new genetic r

Alzheimer disease (AD), the most common neurodegenerative disorder in the world, affects individuals of all races and ethnicities; however, most genetic research for AD has been performed on individuals of European ancestry (EA) with a limited number of large-scale genetic studies in other populations.
For many centuries, Ashkenazi Jews lived in communities in Eastern Europe and were genetically isolated from their non-Jewish neighbors. As a result, researchers from Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine hypothesized that some AD susceptibility variants are more frequent, and thus more likely to show statistically significant associations, in this group compared to much larger and more genetically heterogeneous EA cohorts. ....

United States , Gina Digravio , Lindsaya Farrer , Ashkenazi Jews , Method Of Research , Journal Of The Alzheimer Association , Boston University Chobanian Avedisian School Of Medicine , Eastern Europe , Boston University Chobanian , Avedisian School , Ashkenazi Jewish ,