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Tag Archives: APOE
Blood Test Could Assist Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease (BBC News)
Summary Researchers at the University of Nottingham are developing a quick and easy blood test to detect proteins linked strongly with Alzheimer’s Disease, such as amyloid and APOE, in combination with other markers linked to inflammation. The test has not been fully validated yet, and could be … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer’s Research UK, BBC News, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer's Gene (APOE4 Gene), Alzheimer’s Early Screening, Amyloid Beta, Amyloid Beta (Aβ42 and Aβ40), Amyloid Beta Protein, Amyloid-β (Aβ), APOE, ApoE and Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease, ApoE e4 Allele, APOE4 Gene, Apolipoprotein E (APOE) e4 Allele, BBC Health News, Beta-Amyloid, Beta-Amyloid Plaques, Biomarkers, Blood Tests, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, Common Genetic Risk Factor Links Alzheimer’s Disease and Type 2 Diabetes (SorCS1), Dementia Case Finding, Diagnostic Markers, Early Diagnosis, Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Early Screening, Effective Diagnostics, Genetic Profiling, Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease, Inflammation, β-amyloid, Nottingham Trent University’s John van Geest Cancer Research Centre, Rapid Screening, Screening, Screening for Dementia, Targeted Screening for Dementia, University of Nottingham, University of Nottingham’s School of Molecular Medical Sciences
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Genes Involved in Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Identified (Genome-Wide Association Studies)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 1 Issue 10, May 2011]. Abstract Five further genes which increase the risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer’s Disease have been identified, taking the number of identified … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer's Society, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged ABCA7, Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s Disease Genetics Consortium (ADGC), APOE, BIN1, Case-Control Studies, CD2AP, CD33, CLU, CR1, EPHA1, Genome-Wide Association Studies, Innovation in Genetics, Medical Research Council (UK), MS4A4E, MS4A6A, National Institutes of Health (US), PICALM, Wellcome Trust
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