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Each study has a usefulness score out of 100 (rubric version 4.0). Tap a score to see what makes it up.

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  1. Association of GWAS‐linked loci with late‐onset Alzheimer's disease in a northern Han Chinese population

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia 2012-12-08 Genetics

    In a multivariate analysis, associations of MS4A6A (rs610932; odds ratio = 0.632, Bonferroni corrected P = .019) and CD33 (rs3865444; odds ratio = 1.492, Bonferroni corrected P = .017) with LOAD were replicated successfully.

  2. Chromosome 9p21 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Finland: a genome-wide association study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. The Lancet. Neurology 2010-10-01 Genetics

    Within this region, we defined a 42-SNP haplotype that was associated with significantly increased risk of ALS (p=7·47×10(-33) when people with familial ALS were compared with controls, odds ratio 21·0, 95% CI 11·2-39·1) and which overlapped with an association locus recently reported for frontotemporal dementia.

  3. Genome-wide association analysis reveals putative Alzheimer's disease susceptibility loci in addition to APOE

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. American journal of human genetics 2008-10-30 Genetics

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a genetically complex and heterogeneous disorder.

  4. Systemic infection, interleukin 1beta, and cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2003-05-16 Genetics

    Over the course of an individual’s lifetime, genomic alterations accumulate in somatic cells.

  5. APOE Lipoprotein Particles: Pathophysiology, Therapy, and the Crosstalk in Alzheimer's Disease and Cardiovascular Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Molecular neurobiology 2025-12-23 Genetics

    The APOE4 variant was the strongest genetic risk factor for sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  6. CRISPR editing of miR-33 restores ApoE lipidation and amyloid-β metabolism in ApoE4 sporadic Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Brain : a journal of neurology 2025-12-04 Genetics

    Sporadic Alzheimer's disease (sAD) is marked by dysregulated lipid metabolism, prominently involving apolipoprotein E (ApoE).

  7. APOE4 to APOE2 allelic switching in mice improves Alzheimer's disease-related metabolic signatures, neuropathology and cognition

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Nature neuroscience 2025-11-11 Genetics

    Compared to individuals carrying two copies of the ε4 allele of apolipoprotein E (APOE), ε2 homozygotes have an approximate 99% reduction in late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk.

  8. Shared genes and pathways in dementia: Insights from genome-wide association studies

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2025-11 Genetics

    Dementia, a collective term for neurodegenerative disorders marked by cognitive decline, affects millions worldwide, and is expected to rise significantly in prevalence.

  9. Protective exercise responses in the dentate gyrus of Alzheimer's disease mouse model revealed with single-nucleus RNA-sequencing

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Nature neuroscience 2025-06-12 Genetics

    Exercise's protective effects in Alzheimer's disease (AD) are well recognized, but cell-specific contributions to this phenomenon remain unclear.

  10. Multisystem failure, tipping points, and risk of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2025-05 Risk factors

    Hypertension or diabetes before age 62 exerted greater AD risk than APOEε4 alone.

  11. Retinal dysfunction in APOE4 knock-in mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2025-01-03 Genetics

    APOE4-KI mice showed impaired retinal structure, vasculature, function, vision, increased gliosis and neuroinflammation, and downregulation of synaptogenesis.

  12. Comparative mapping of single-cell transcriptomic landscapes in neurodegenerative diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2024-12-17 Genetics

    The same vulnerable inhibitory neuron subtype was depleted in both AD and DLB.

  13. Spatial and single-nucleus transcriptomic analysis of genetic and sporadic forms of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Nature genetics 2024-11-22 Genetics

    The pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) depends on environmental and heritable factors, with its molecular etiology still unclear.

  14. Large-scale deep proteomic analysis in Alzheimer's disease brain regions across race and ethnicity

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2024-11-13 Disparities

    While amyloid precursor protein and the microtubule-associated protein tau demonstrated higher abundance in AD brains, no significant race-related differences were observed.

  15. Whole-genome sequencing analysis reveals new susceptibility loci and structural variants associated with progressive supranuclear palsy

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2024-08-16 Genetics

    Our analysis of common SNVs and indels confirmed known genetic loci at MAPT, MOBP, STX6, SLCO1A2, DUSP10, and SP1, and further uncovered novel signals in APOE, FCHO1/MAP1S, KIF13A, TRIM24, TNXB, and ELOVL1.

  16. Eye-brain connections revealed by multimodal retinal and brain imaging genetics

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Nature communications 2024-07-18 Brain scans and imaging

    The retina, an anatomical extension of the brain, forms physiological connections with the visual cortex of the brain.

  17. Single cell transcriptomes and multiscale networks from persons with and without Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Nature communications 2024-07-10 Genetics

    The emergence of single nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) offers to revolutionize the study of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  18. A single-cell and spatial RNA-seq database for Alzheimer's disease (ssREAD)

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Nature communications 2024-06-06 Genetics

    Alzheimer's Disease (AD) pathology has been increasingly explored through single-cell and single-nucleus RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq & snRNA-seq) and spatial transcriptomics (ST).

  19. Metabolomics profiling reveals distinct, sex-specific signatures in serum and brain metabolomes in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2024-04-27 Genetics

    We identified sex differences for several classes of metabolites, such as glycerophospholipids, sphingolipids, and amino acids.

  20. Plasma oxysterols are associated with serum lipids and dementia risk in older women

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2024-04-04 Genetics

    Levels of 24(S)-hydroxycholesterol (24-OHC), 27-hydroxycholesterol (27-OHC), and 24-OHC/27-OHC ratio did not differ by APOE status (p's > 0.05).

  21. Hearing loss promotes Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Nature aging 2024-04 Risk factors

    Epidemiological studies reveal a correlation between hearing loss and the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but the underlying causal mechanisms remain unclear.

  22. Key variants via the Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project whole genome sequence data

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2024-03-21 Genetics

    Seventeen variants were significantly associated with AD within five genomic regions implicating the genes OARD1/NFYA/TREML1, JAZF1, FERMT2, and SLC24A4.

  23. Dementias Platform UK: Bringing genetics into life

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2024-03-20 Genetics

    The data processing pipelines, research-ready imputed genetic data, and PRS scores are now available on the DPUK platform and can be accessed upon request though the DPUK application process.

  24. Blood biomarker-based classification study for neurodegenerative diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Scientific reports 2023-10-11 Biomarkers

    As the population ages, neurodegenerative diseases are becoming more prevalent, making it crucial to comprehend the underlying disease mechanisms and identify biomarkers to allow for early diagnosis and effective screening for clinical trials.

  25. Mendelian randomization study on the causal effect of chickenpox on dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Journal of medical virology 2023-01 Genetics

    Some viruses, such as varicella zoster virus, are associated with severe dementia.

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