Extended genome-wide association study employing the African genome resources panel identifies novel susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease in individuals of African ancestry.
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Alzheimers Dement. 2024 Aug;20(8):5247-5261. doi: 10.1002/alz.13880. Epub 2024 Jul 3.
Alzheimers Dement. 2024.
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Although individuals of African ancestry are twice as likely to develop AD, they are vastly underrepresented in AD genomics studies. The Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Consortium has previously identified 16 common and rare genetic loci associated with AD in African American …
Although individuals of African ancestry are twice as likely to develop AD, they are vastly underrepresented in AD genomics studies. …