NBEAL2 and Alzheimer disease: In addition, four genes were shared between the diet supplemented with nuts and AD patients, including Actin-Related Protein 2/3 Complex Subunit 3 (ARPC3), Sialophorin (SPN), Neurobeachin Like 2 (NBEAL2), and Mixed-Lineage Leukemia (MLL) (Figure 7b).