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Role of genomic changes in specific brain cells in Alzheimer’s disease
October 3, 2022 by NewsBot
A large study has looked at DNA methylation in Alzheimer's disease. DNA methylation is the process by which the activity of genes is regulated, acting a bit like a dimmer-switch to turn genes on or off. Increasingly, this process is thought to have a key role in the development of diseases such as dementia.