Asian Dementia Genome Research Consortium

Countries/Regions
Republic of Korea
Category
Research
Academic Field
Medicine
Keyword Dementia, Alzheimer's disease, genetics, meta-analysis

Information on Niigata University

Name of the professor/researcher Takeshi Ikeuchi
Position/Faculty Professor, Brain Research Institute

Information on the Counterpart

Countries/Regions Republic of Korea
Faculty/Institution Dementia Research Center, Chosun University

Detailed Information/Report on Activities

Dementia is one of major healthcare problems in East Asia including Japan. We are attempting to establish consortium consisting of research teams from Japan, Korea, and China to better understand the genetic factors contributing to develop dementia including Alzheimer’s disease from Asian perspective.