DAWN Alzheimer's Research Study

Building Hope for Tomorrow

The DAWN Alzheimer’s Research study is an international, multi-site initiative that seeks to build a resource that greatly expands Alzheimer’s disease genetic studies in the currently underrepresented African ancestry populations and Latino groups. Alzheimer’s is a complex disease with a pronounced genetic component; its estimated heritability is 60% to 80%. Though the disease can affect individuals of any ethnic and ancestral backgrounds, efforts for genetic studies have not historically been well diversified.