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'Junk' DNA Could Hide Switches That Allow Alzheimer's to Take Hold


'Switches' in our DNA that affect gene activity in cells could be crucial to understanding and possibly treating Alzheimer's disease, with researchers identifying more than 150 control signals in specialized brain cells called astrocytes.

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