While having the ApoE4 gene is a major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), not all ApoE4 carriers develop the disease. But new research shows that ApoE4 coupled with chronic inflammation dramatically increases the risk of AD.
This can be detected by sequential measurements of C-reactive protein, a common clinical test that can be could be done routinely in a clinical setting, according to researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM).
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source https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/10/21/chronic-inflammation-may-boost-genetic-risk-of-alzheimers/139645.html
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