Genetics and Alzheimer’s: What the Latest Research Says

By | June 15th, 2018

We talk to Dr. Nathaniel Chin, Director of Medical Services at the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, about what the current research says about your genetics and Alzheimer’s risk.

0:54: Genetics and dementia: what the latest research says
4:04: How the ApoE4 gene increases Alzheimer’s risk
10:26: Who should get a genetic test of Alzheimer’s
33:54: The genes that could protect against Alzheimer’s

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