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Scientists studying a Colombian family plagued by early-in-life Alzheimer's have found a rare gene variant that seems to delay initial symptoms by about five years. The first clue came from a woman who escaped her family's genetic fate, apparently because she also had two copies of a different mutated gene that shielded her. Now researchers have found one copy of that variant was enough to delay disease onset in 27 other members of that family. If they learn how the protection works, it could lead to novel treatments. Читать дальше...

Scientists studying a Colombian family plagued by early-in-life Alzheimer's have found a rare gene variant that seems to delay initial symptoms by about five years. The first clue came from a woman who escaped her family's genetic fate, apparently because she also had two copies of a different mutated gene that shielded her. Now researchers have found one copy of that variant was enough to delay disease onset in 27 other members of that family. If they learn how the protection works, it could lead to novel treatments. Читать дальше...

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Police officials say residents of a New York City community enabled the arrest of a 25-year-old Ecuadorian man in the rape of a 13-year-old girl, a crime that shocked the city. Christian Geovanny Inga-Landi is awaiting a court appearance after his arrest early Tuesday outside a deli in Corona, Queens. He was charged in the rape of the teenager last Thursday at Kissena Park in Queens after he allegedly used a knife to accost the girl and a 13-year-old boy. Police officials say community members detained Inga-Landi even though he fought them. Читать дальше...

1. Colombian family's genes offer new clue to delaying onset of Alzheimer's  The Associated Press
2. Alzheimer's gene unlocks potential key to delaying disease  USA TODAY
3. Rare gene mutation helps people resist Alzheimer's disease  The Washington Post
4. Scientists studying a family plagued by early Alzheimer’s found some carry a genetic oddity that delays their symptoms  ABC News
5. New study bolsters evidence rare genetic mutation can delay early Alzheimer's  STAT

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