The allele frequency represents the incidence of a gene variant in a population. Alleles are variant forms of a gene that are located at the same position, or genetic locus, on a chromosome.

Two copies of the e4 allele – which form a homozygous APOE4 variant – was estimated to bump the chances of developing AD by age 75 up to 35%. But the Sant Pau Research Institute researchers, led by Dr ...

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Consuming olive oil could help reduce the risk of dying from dementia, regardless of overall diet quality, a new study in U.S ...

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Genes come in different varieties, called alleles. Somatic cells contain two alleles for every gene, with one allele provided by each parent of an organism. Often, it is impossible to determine ...

A large-scale study published in JAMA Network Open shows that daily consumption of seven or more grams of olive oil can ...

Compared with no or rare olive oil intake, consumption of ≥ 7 g of olive oil per day was associated with a 28% lower risk for ...

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The researchers found that individuals who were homozygous for the apolipoprotein ε4 (APOE ε4) allele were five to nine times more likely to die with dementia. Consuming at least 7 g/day of olive oil ...