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Alzheimer's introduced to Colombian town by Spanish conquistador

23 November 2015

Dr Rita Guerreiro (UCL Molecular Neuroscience) says it is "very unlikely" that a genetic mutation for early onset Alzheimer's disease found in people from a town in Colombia was introduced by a Spanish conquistador early in the 17th century. Read: New Scientist (£), More: Washington Post