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Some forms of dementia may be inherited, new Alzheimer's research says

Here & Now Scott Tong speaks with Alzheimer’s researcher Yudong Huang about newly published research that indicates that one in six cases of Alzheimer’s may be inherited through the gene APOE4.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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