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Genetic factor could predict Alzheimer’s risk, UW study shows

A study of more than 700 people, many with a family history of Alzheimer?s disease, has identified a genetic factor that could help determine if people in their 50s will develop the disease later in life.

The study, by researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, was presented Wednesday at the annual Alzheimer?s Association?s International Conference on Alzheimer?s Disease in Honolulu.