'It totally backfired': The pitfalls of Alzheimer's genetic testing

April 23, 2023

When her father's memory began to fail a year later, one of her two sisters doubted it could be Alzheimer's, Nelson said. Some members of families with increased genetic risk of Alzheimer's say it might be better not to know at all. After the death of her mother from Alzheimer's disease, Wendy Nelson took a genetic test and found she carries two APOE4 gene variants, indicating an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease. Some members of families with increased genetic risk of Alzheimer's say it might be better not to know at all. After the death of her mother from Alzheimer's disease, Wendy Nelson took a genetic test and found she carries two APOE4 gene variants, indicating an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease.

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