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Research and outcomes, 4 rows. Every row links to its source.
Exposure Question Direction Outcome measured Design People Effect size, as the source reported it Source
Polygenic risk / GWAS loci Genes (not modifiable) Prevention No direction reported
why

Locus-discovery genome-wide association study: it reports which genetic regions reached significance and no effect estimate for any exposure, so no direction is recorded. Nine signals (HP1BP3, SLC50A1, PTPRC, NPAS3, DDHD1, CHST9, SMYD2, PRAMEF1, GFRA1) appeared only in APOE-stratified analyses; DDHD1 was protective in ε4 carriers.

New genome-wide risk loci for AD found when stratifying by APOE ε4 and ε2 carrier status case-control study not stated not established — the abstract names nine new loci and prints no effect estimate. Nature genetics 2026
✓ Peer-reviewed PMID 42736378
Polygenic risk / GWAS loci Genes (not modifiable) Prevention No direction reported
why

Locus-discovery genome-wide association study: it reports which genetic regions reached significance and no effect estimate for any exposure, so no direction is recorded. The study reports eight new loci (six ancestry-specific, two trans-ancestry) and nominates eight genes in microglial activation, glutamate production and signalling.

Genome-wide significant loci for early-onset Alzheimer's disease (onset before 70) case-control study 25,236 not established — pubmed abstract reports locus counts and pathways, no effect estimate. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2025
✓ Peer-reviewed PMID 40556318
Polygenic risk / GWAS loci Genes (not modifiable) Prevention No direction reported
why

Locus-discovery genome-wide association study: it reports which genetic regions reached significance and no effect estimate for any exposure, so no direction is recorded. Beyond APOE, the study reports TREM2 R47H and variants near RAB3B, SPOCK3/ANXA10 and SMAP2, and a gene-based association with GIPR.

Genome-wide and exome-wide loci for Alzheimer's disease in Ashkenazi Jews case-control study not stated not established — pubmed abstract reports p-values for the loci and no effect estimate. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2023
✓ Peer-reviewed PMID 37260021
Polygenic risk / GWAS loci Genes (not modifiable) Prevention No direction reported
why

Locus-discovery genome-wide association study: it reports which genetic regions reached significance and no effect estimate for any exposure, so no direction is recorded. Two signals at 17p13.2 and 18q21.33 are reported; the authors state that African ancestry at 17p13.2 went with lower AD risk and that overall African ancestry did not differ between cases and controls, without an effect estimate.

Admixture-mapping loci for Alzheimer's disease in African Americans case-control study 10,271 not established — pubmed abstract reports p-values for the two loci and no effect estimate. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2023
✓ Peer-reviewed PMID 36539198

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