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The new genes appear to have at least as big a role as four others discovered in the last 15 years that are known to play a role in Alzheimer's.  

Two of the genes described in the new research may be involved in determining the brain's capacity to clear itself of toxic "amyloid" proteins that collect outside neurons, eventually poisoning them.

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