Alzheimer's risk 'is 80% genetic'
Infamous twin studies - infamous because they all rest on decidly dodgy theoretical assumptions, but worth a mention...but it does make me wobnder what this means for my other half and his 3 siblings....Mental Health Foundation: News: "Alzheimer's risk 'is 80% genetic'..
Up to 80% of the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease is genetic, a study has suggested.
US researchers looked at almost 400 sets of elderly twins, where at least one had Alzheimer's.
It also found that genetic factors appeared to determine when a person developed the condition.
UK experts said the research, published in the journal Archives of General Psychiatry, would help quantify the role genetics played.
Two-thirds of adults aged 65 years and older with dementia have Alzheimer's.
The number of cases is expected to rise with the growing older adult population "
posted by Jen @ 12:28 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home