Newly identified rare Alzheimer's disease gene mutation more common in Icelandic people

Newly identified rare Alzheimer's disease gene mutation more common in Icelandic people:

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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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