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Women-only gene linked to dementia

News Type: Event — Seeded on Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:24 AM EST
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Scientists have found a genetic risk factor for late onset Alzheimer's disease which is carried only by women.

The discovery is the first evidence to suggest that genetics may partly explain why more women than men tend to develop the disease.

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