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Genetic analysis explores the influence of African ancestry in brain disease risk

A new genetic analysis could help explain why people in the U.S. with African ancestry face a greater risk for stroke and Alzheimer's disease, but less risk of another brain disease, Parkinson's.

[Copyright 2024 NPR]

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