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New York Governor Plans Consortium for Alzheimer's Disease Genetic Research

Feb 21, 2020
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NEW YORK — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Friday legislation to establish a consortium of public and private research groups that will investigate the genetics of Alzheimer's disease.

Dubbed the SUNY Curing Alzheimer's Health Consortium, the five-year initiative aims to collect and disseminate genomic data on 1 million people with Alzheimer's disease or who are at risk for the condition.

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