HMGN1 and aging: The 19q13.32 region has long been associated with AD and more recently was associated with non-pathological cognitive aging;28 the 6q16.1, 14q12 and HMGN1 regions contain genes associated with development of the brain,78, 79 neurological function,71, 72, 79 psychiatric disease73, 74, 75, 76 and educational attainment.35