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Risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease breaks the blood–brain barrier

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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-01152-8
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People who carry the gene variant APOE4 are at higher-than-average risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. It emerges that this variant is linked to defects in the blood–brain barrier and subsequent cognitive decline.

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Ishii, M., & Iadecola, C. (2020, May 7). Risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease breaks the blood–brain barrier. Nature. Nature Research. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01152-8

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