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by shakil 2362 days ago
See this other link for the case of a Colombian woman whose brain is full of the amyloid plaque but she is dementia free due to a genetic mutation. The biggest difference between her and the rest of her family that suffer from Alzheimer's is the fact that tau buildup is minimal in her brain.

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/11/colombian-woman-s-ge...