A New York Times blogger, whose mother lives in a memory care community, presents the pros and cons of testing for the gene variant that identifies individuals as being prone to developing Alzheimer’s disease. Providers may consider sharing this resource with family members in similar situations.
The Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center confirms that no gene has been identified as the cause of the disease. However, research has found that of those individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, 40 percent carry the gene variant APOE4, which is found on chromosome 19.
Read the entry on the New York Times blog, The New Old Age.
