carriers

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Investigators conduct clinical evaluations and brain imaging in early symptomatic or pre-symptomatic people, as well as in noncarriers with family histories of Huntington’s.

From New York Times • May 23, 2023

Last year, a larger study found that APOE4 carriers across a range of ages perform slightly better than noncarriers on a test requiring them to quickly recall an object and its location.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 6, 2021

The researchers found that 75 percent of the warrior gene carriers "meted out aggression" when cheated—but so did 62 percent of the noncarriers.

From Scientific American • Apr. 26, 2011

Placebos will be given to noncarriers; treatment or placebos to carriers.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2010

Interestingly, among the servicemen who were infected with HIV, those who carried the gene variant lived on average two years longer than noncarriers.

From Time Magazine Archive