How is this research helping with finding a cure or a better understanding of Alzheimers?
Knowing the risk genes would indicate which biological mechanisms are involved in the disease, and might point to possible treatments. However, this is not easy. Researchers have known for 15 years that APP, PS1, PS2, and ApoE are very important, but they still don’t understand exactly how these genes are involved. We have quite a lot of debates on the Alzforum about that.
