If dementia genes are found, drug discovery can be accelerated in brain disorders
The overproduction of a protein called tau has been detected in the neuron degeneration that causes Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. But the exact genetic process that causes tau is still a mystery. Scientists of the University of California, Los Angeles, are trying to comprehend the genes that are involved in the tau overproduction. They ruminate that their findings could improve efforts to develop treatments for Alzheimer’s, early-onset dementia and other brain diseases. The team also detected two gene clusters beset by mutations that cause tau overproduction. They stated their&...
