[ad_1] New study suggests some people may be genetically more sensitive to severe symptoms Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)Alzheimer-type brain disease associated with repeated blows to the head. The study, conducted by researchers …
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[ad_1] Researchers have identified genetic variation that can influence the severity of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) disease. TMEM106B is one of the first genes involved in CTE. This may partly explain why …
Read More »Why do some people get CTE? It may be in their genes
[ad_1] "Among people who have CTE, people with this [genetic] "Dr. Jesse Mez, assistant professor of neurology at Boston University's School of Medicine." Mez was a co-author of the study, published Saturday …
Read More »Study the clues that a given gene could make the CTE worse
[ad_1] By Felice J. Freyer Globe Staff November 04, 2018 Researchers studying degenerative brain disease that has afflicted Aaron Hernandez and other football players have long been intrigued by a central mystery: …
Read More »Why do some people contract CTE? It may be in their genes
[ad_1] "Among the people who have CTE, people with this [genetic] Dementia is 2.5 times more likely to develop dementia, "said Dr. Jesse Mez, an assistant professor of neurology at Boston University's …
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