A mutation in APP protects against Alzheimer's disease and age-related cognitive decline.

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Published in Nature on August 02, 2012

Authors

Thorlakur Jonsson1, Jasvinder K Atwal, Stacy Steinberg, Jon Snaedal, Palmi V Jonsson, Sigurbjorn Bjornsson, Hreinn Stefansson, Patrick Sulem, Daniel Gudbjartsson, Janice Maloney, Kwame Hoyte, Amy Gustafson, Yichin Liu, Yanmei Lu, Tushar Bhangale, Robert R Graham, Johanna Huttenlocher, Gyda Bjornsdottir, Ole A Andreassen, Erik G Jönsson, Aarno Palotie, Timothy W Behrens, Olafur T Magnusson, Augustine Kong, Unnur Thorsteinsdottir, Ryan J Watts, Kari Stefansson

Author Affiliations

1: deCODE genetics, Sturlugata 8, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland.

Associated clinical trials:

Down Syndrome Biomarker Initiative (DSBI) (DSBI) | NCT02141971

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