Icelandic people more likely to carry novel rare genetic variant linked to risk of Alzheimer's disease

Icelandic people more likely to carry novel rare genetic variant linked to risk of Alzheimer's disease:

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People with Icelandic heritage are more likely to carry a novel rare mutation in the TM2D3 gene, which leads to greater risk for Alzheimer’s disease, based on a new study published October 14th, 2016 in PLOS Genetics by Johanna Jakobsdottir of the Icelandic Heart Association, Sven van der Lee of Erasmus University in Rotterdam, and colleagues.

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