The patient experiencedmemory loss, language impairment, and other symptoms that eventually led to her death.

Additionally, women have double the risk of developing dementia than men, reportsBrightFocus Foundation.

Thechanges that occur during menopausemay play a role, too.

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Its findings could hold the key to a potential cure.

This enzyme is found in a cluster of genes on the X chromosome, explains theNational Library of Medicine.

If you were born a female, you havetwo X chromosomes.

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