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3. SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY
with the development of a non-genetic test adap- sed on Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegene-
ted to the hospital diagnostic routine for measuring rative diseases.
blood ApoE4 as a marker for determining the AD risk.
In the context of research focused on the study of
Contribution to BT-CIEN biomarkers and genetic susceptibility factors, the
UIPA Molecular Genetics department is responsible
The Molecular Genetics department also contribu- for collecting, processing and storing biological sam-
tes to the BT-CIEN with processing of various samples, ples for research related to various projects or for its
and collaborates on several external projects focu- deposit in the BT CIEN, whose ultimate purpose is to
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