Alzheimer's: Genetic Dementia
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Alzheimer's, the disease of the degeneration of the brain, was
identified in 1907 by German physician Alois Alzheimer. Four million
Americans suffer from the disease which deprives the victim of the ability
to remember, think, reason, and eventually coordinate movement. This most
common form of d ....
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.... cholesterol in the body
and also is involved in nerve cell repair, comes in three alleles, e2, e3,
and e4. Those with one or two e4 alleles are deemed at higher risk of
Alzheimer's disease, although those who possess APOE-e4 are not guaranteed
to develop the disease. APOE-e4 may simply be unable to efficiently repair
nerve cells. The presence of e4 does not signify if person will develop
Alzheimer's; instead, it signifies when he or she will get it. Recent
studies suggest that Alzheimer's m ....
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