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Alzheimer #39;s Gene Trem2 Variant Discovered by BYU, International Research Team
BYU plays major role in discovery of new Alzheimer #39;s risk gene;Global study suggests immune response plays key role in Alzheimer #39;s development Scientists at BYU and several other leading Alzheimer #39;s research institutions have discovered a rare genetic mutation that increases the risk of Alzheimer #39;s disease. The international team of researchers report in this week #39;s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine that a rare variant of TREM2, a gene associated with the immune system, is linked to a higher risk of Alzheimer #39;s. The study, which used genetic data from more than 25000 people, suggests that problems with the immune system could be a key player in the development of Alzheimer #39;s. "Discovering a new gene for Alzheimer #39;s disease is major step in learning about the genes, proteins and biological pathways that actually cause disease," said BYU geneticist John "Keoni" Kauwe, a co-author on the study. "And that #39;s what we need to know to come up with ways to prevent or cure Alzheimer #39;s." Treatments for the disease have been unsuccessful because by the time a person is diagnosed, the disease has already been crippling the brain for years. Scientists like Kauwe are doing the science behind future diagnostic tests that will hopefully predict Alzheimer #39;s five, 10 or 15 years before onset. Kauwe #39;s BYU team provided the initial validation of the discovery and contributed more than 200 complete human genomes to the study. Ph.D. student Perry Ridge did the analysis of the whole ...From:BYUNewsViews:6 0ratingsTime:01:36More inScience Technology

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