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Old 10-14-2015, 10:23 PM
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http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/852556

"As expected, APOE ε4 was associated with higher rates of amyloid plaque buildup. However, they also identified a novel association between a single nucleotide polymorphism in IL1RAP (rs12053868-G) and higher rates of amyloid accumulation, independent of APOE ε4."

This SNP is tested on 23andme.
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