A common 19 bp APOE enhancer deletion is protective against Alzheimer’s disease in African Americans

J Julianna N. Brutman T Tina Busald E Evangelos Nizamis (Division of Medical Genetics School of Medicine, University of Washington) E Eli J. Kaufman E Eugene Lin N Nzinga E. Hendricks S Sana Chintamen A Arvis Sulovari S Samuel N. Smukowski (Mass Spectrometry Technology Access Center at the McDonnell Genome Institute (MTAC@MGI)) Y Yidian Ye I Ian Peikon S Suman Jayadev B Benjamin A. Logsdon E Ellen M. Wijsman E Elizabeth E. Blue P Paul N. Valdmanis (Division of Medical Genetics School of Medicine, University of Washington)

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 17, Issue 1
Published February 02, 2026
ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher Nature Portfolio

Journal Info

Nature Communications

Nature Portfolio

ISSN: 2041-1723 Open Access Life Sciences

Authors (16)

J

Julianna N. Brutman

T

Tina Busald

E

Evangelos Nizamis

Division of Medical Genetics School of Medicine, University of Washington

E

Eli J. Kaufman

E

Eugene Lin

N

Nzinga E. Hendricks

S

Sana Chintamen

A

Arvis Sulovari

S

Samuel N. Smukowski

Mass Spectrometry Technology Access Center at the McDonnell Genome Institute (MTAC@MGI)

Y

Yidian Ye

I

Ian Peikon

S

Suman Jayadev

B

Benjamin A. Logsdon

E

Ellen M. Wijsman

E

Elizabeth E. Blue

P

Paul N. Valdmanis

Division of Medical Genetics School of Medicine, University of Washington