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Could the 'Angelina Jolie BRCA1 gene' increase the risk of dementia?
Daily Mail A gene linked to breast and ovarian cancer – and made famous by Angelina Jolie – has now been found to increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease. The actress took the radical decision to undergo a double mastectomy after discovering she carried the … 'Jolie gene' linked to Alzheimer's disease DNA repair protein BRCA1 implicated in cognitive function and dementia DNA repair factor linked to breast cancer may also play a role in Alzheimer's … |
