"These new genes, however, point to biochemical processes in the disease that researchers initially thought were irrelevant and happened at the end of the disease, St. George-Hyslop [Dr. Peter St. George-Hyslop, director of U of T’s Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases] said.
"“What these genes tell us is we had it wrong,” he said. “These processes are in fact really rather early parts of the disorder and (ones) that we need to pay attention to, because they are causing the disease rather than simply reacting to the disease.”"
Full article in the Star's HealthZone.ca: Four new genes linked to Alzheimer’s risk.
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