Our current study for Alzheimer's disease tests for the APEO4 gene that has been linked to Alzheimer's. So far, our site has learned a few things from this since it has been ongoing for 2-3 years.
1 - There are many more gene carriers than we originally thought
2 - You may have no family history and still be a gene carrier
3 - You may have a Strong family history and Not be a gene carrier
*Some doctors still do not recommend being tested for the gene because you can be a gene carrier and still Never develop Alzheimer's disease.
What does this tell us? We still have a lot to learn about the correlation of Alzheimer's and genetics. Below is a link to another artile relating to this topic. Let me know if you have any other information regarding this or any questions.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/41273195/ns/today-today_health/
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