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JAMA Network Open, Oct-2019; P50 AG05681; P01AG003991; P01AG026276
Newswise — A person’s chance of developing dementia is influenced by family history, variations in certain genes, and medical conditions such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. But less is known about the factors that affect when the first symptoms of forgetfulness and confusion will arise.
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis reveals that people with dementia – whose parents also had dementia – develop symptoms an average of six years earlier than their parents. Factors such as education, blood pressure and carrying the genetic variant APOE4, which increases the risk of dementia, accounted for…