{"id":1036,"date":"2020-03-29T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T04:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nebula.org\/blog\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2022-06-04T07:08:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T11:08:02","slug":"genetics-of-alzheimers-disease-wang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nebula.org\/blog\/genetics-of-alzheimers-disease-wang\/","title":{"rendered":"Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease (Wang, 2019) &#8211; More Alzheimer&#8217;s genetics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nebula-genomics-dna-report-for-alzheimer-s-disease\"><strong>Nebula Genomics DNA Report for Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Is Alzheimer&#8217;s disease genetic? We created a DNA report based on a study that attempted to answer this question. Below you can see a SAMPLE DNA report on the blood level of neurofilament light protein (NFL), used to test for the condition. To get your personalized DNA report, purchase our <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.org\/whole-genome-sequencing\/\">Whole Genome Sequencing<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/nebula.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/alzheimers-sample-report.png\" alt=\"Sample report from Nebula Genomics. Check out our full article on Alzheimer's report for more information.\" class=\"wp-image-22312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nebula.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/alzheimers-sample-report.png 596w, https:\/\/nebula.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/alzheimers-sample-report-288x300.png 288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"569\" height=\"124\" src=\"https:\/\/nebula.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/alzheimers-genetic-variant.png\" alt=\"Sample variants from Nebula Genomics. \" class=\"wp-image-22320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nebula.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/alzheimers-genetic-variant.png 569w, https:\/\/nebula.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/alzheimers-genetic-variant-300x65.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><figcaption>To learn more about how Nebula Genomics reports genetic variants in the table above, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.org\/blog\/nebula-library-unlocking-genetic-research\/\">Nebula Research Library Tutorial<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/nebula.org\/whole-genome-sequencing\/\" rel=\"https:\/\/nebula.org\/whole-genome-sequencing\/\"><strong>Sequence your genome and access over 200 DNA reports!<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for more information? You can start by reading our full articles on <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.org\/blog\/is-alzheimers-genetic\/\">Alzheimer&#8217;s<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.org\/blog\/is-alzheimers-disease-genetic\/\">Alzheimer&#8217;s disease<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.org\/blog\/is-dementia-genetic\/\">dementia<\/a>. Plus, check out our other posts in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.org\/blog\/nebula-library-unlocking-genetic-research\/\">Nebula Research Library<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nebula Genomics DNA Report for Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease Is Alzheimer&#8217;s disease genetic? We created a DNA report based on a study that attempted to answer this question. 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