Microglia – mediated immunity partly contributes to the genetic association between Alzheimer’s disease and hippocampal volume

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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) suggest that Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is partly explained by a burden of risk alleles (single nucleotide polymorphisms; SNPs) with relatively small effects. However, the mechanisms by which these loci cumulatively confer susceptibility remain largely unknown. Accumulating evidence suggests an association between increased AD risk allele burden (measured via a polygenic risk...

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