Alzheimer's & Dementia

The role of polygenic risk in Alzheimer's disease prediction for African Americans

By Christina G. Selkirk, Todd L. Beck, Denis A. Evans, Kumar Bharat Rajan

Cohort study of 4,336 peopleBiomarkers

8.4 years

The paper

Christina G. Selkirk, Todd L. Beck, Denis A. Evans, Kumar Bharat Rajan

Rush University Medical Center

Alzheimer's & Dementia, 1 Aug 2026

doi.org/10.1002/alz.71712 PubMed 42552753

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