The Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE modulates the gut–brain axis

Alfonso Martín-Peña and Malú Gámez Tansey ()

Nature, 2023, vol. 614, issue 7949, 629-630

Abstract: Signals from gut microorganisms to the brain might be involved in neurodegeneration. It emerges that the gene APOE — variants of which each confer a different risk of Alzheimer’s disease — has a role in modulating this gut–brain communication.

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; Neurodegeneration; Immunology; Microbiology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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