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Scientists may have underestimated how much genes contribute to Alzheimer's risk (opens in a new tab)

news-medical.net · 2026-11-02

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Claim 1 of 6Not checkedResearchers drawing on genetic data from nearly 2.8 million people investigated how inherited risk relates to changes in the brain’s immune cells and neurons, and whether existing methods underestimate the genetic contribution to Alzheimer’s disease.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 6Not checkedPublished in Nature, the study identified genetic risk loci and implicated biological pathways, cellular processes, and potential therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s disease across diverse ancestral populations.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 6Not checkedThe analyses identified 118 significant loci in the multi-ancestry analysis and nine additional loci in the European-ancestry-only analysis, giving 127 loci overall; 48 were newly identified.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 6Not checkedThe researchers concluded that common genetic variants contribute more to Alzheimer’s susceptibility than earlier estimates indicated.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 6Not checkedCell-type analyses showed enrichment for microglial associations and, after adjustment, only nominally significant neuronal associations; the story says whether the neuronal differences cause Alzheimer’s or result from neurodegeneration remains uncertain.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 6 of 6Not checkedUsing SBayesRC, the estimated SNP-based heritability on the liability scale was 16% in European ancestry versus 6% using LDSC, assuming an Alzheimer’s population prevalence of 5%; prediction improved in European cohorts but was weaker in non-European groups.View evidenceHide evidence

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