Gene makes people fat, raises Alzheimer’s risk
A variant of an obesity gene carried by more than a third of the U.S. population also reduces brain volume, raising carriers’ risk of Alzheimer’s disease, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Gene makes people fat, raises Alzheimer’s risk
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