Dr Dylan Williams: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Alzheimer's Research UK scientist at University College London
- Quoted on
- Dementia, Mental health
- Tracked press citations
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
“In addition to the need for more research addressing APOE's own role in Alzheimer's, understanding what modifies the risk people inherit from their APOE genes is another crucial question for dementia researchers to grapple with. For example, research shows that nearly half of global dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by addressing certain modifiable risk factors, such as social isolation or managing high cholesterol.”
What Dr Dylan Williams has said
“Most Alzheimer's disease cases would not arise without the contribution of just this single gene: Apoe. We need to think about it as a direct target. Almost all potential Alzheimer's cases could benefit from Apoe-related interventions.”
genetic epidemiologist at UCL · Mental health · 27 Aug 2026 · Alzheimer’s therapies should target a particular gene, researchers say ↗
Where Dr Dylan Williams has been quoted
- APOE4 and APOE3 gene variants linked to at least 7 in 10 Alzheimer’s cases, study suggestsalzheimersresearchuk.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Alzheimer’s therapies should target a particular gene, researchers saytheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
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