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Boston University School of Public Health: E2 Gene May Offer Some Protection Against Cognitive Decline
October 01, 2021
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 (TNSJou) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news:

By Jillian McKoy

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New genetic analyses reveal that this gene is associated with a slower rate of cognitive decline with age.

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The APOE gene--coding for a protein involved in lipid transport and linked to the clearance of amyloid-beta, a protein that builds up in the brain in Alzheimer's disease--exists in t . . .

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