Discovered genes that cause dementia in humans

According to the Korean Ministry of Science and Technology, Professor Xu Weixian and colleagues at the University of Seoul Medical Institute have announced the first discovery of a gene that causes dementia in humans. This finding helps create a new way of treating dementia.

Research by scientists has shown that in people with dementia, the rate of S100a9 protein in brain organization is higher than average.

If SiRNA is used to inhibit S100a9 protein, it may help reduce the likelihood of developing dementia. Inhibition of S100a9 protein is beneficial for preventing the occurrence of dementia or slowing the disease.

This has important implications for opening new directions in the study of drugs to help treat dementia.

S100a9 is a form of protein that is combined with Ca2 + in cells, it mainly distributes in cells of organs such as spleen, lungs and skin.

SiRNA is also sometimes called short-term RNA interference, it has many different types, and different uses in biology. Currently the main effect of SiRNA is known as RNA interference through gene regulation./.