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Study Finds Genes Associated with Hippocampal Atrophy

Study Finds Genes Associated with Hippocampal Atrophy

In a genome-wide association (GWA) study, researchers from Boston University Schools of Medicine (BUSM) and Public Health (BUSPH), have identified several genes which influence degeneration of the hippocampus, the part of the brain most associated with Alzheimer disease (AD).  The study, which currently appears online as a Rapid Communication in the Annals of Neurology, demonstrates the [...]

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