/newsroom/taxonomy/term/10012/all en /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-study-identifies-new-role-major-genetic-risk-factor-alzheimers-disease-303726 <p>For years, physicians have been aware that patients carrying the apolipoprotein ꜫ4 (APOE <i>ꜫ4</i>) gene are at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. New research from 69ÈÈÊÓƵ has now found the gene plays an even greater role in dementia.<br /> <br /></p> Fri, 20 Dec 2019 14:57:15 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 191700 at /newsroom