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Hello docs, is alzheimer's a genetic disease?
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Sometimes: Those with a 1st degree relative have 3x increased risk for developing ad.There are also familial forms of ad due to genes passed on, usually these fads present in patients earlier in the 40s or 50s. Of course , the most common population to be affected are the elderly- and then there is a genetic predisposition to develop the illness.
Answered 1/4/2015
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