The First Survivors of Alzheimer’s
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Nearly seven million Americans live with Alzheimer’s Disease. New research shows a genetic combination – two APOE4 alleles, one from each parent – previously thought to raise the risk for developing the disease is actually more of a certainty after almost every person studied with this combination developed Alzheimer’s disease.
“So that indicates that it is not just a risk factor, but that it’s a strong predictor that these individuals will develop Alzheimer’s pathology,” said Dr. Eliezer Masliah, Director of the Division of Neuroscience at the National Institute on Aging.
An estimated two percent of the overall population carries both APOE4 genes. These patients account for one out of every six Alzheimer’s patients.
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