Scientists in Sweden discover a rare, aggressive form of Alzheimer’s that begins in the early 40s

Scientists in Sweden discover a rare, aggressive form of Alzheimer's that begins in the early 40s
CT images of the brain from two siblings and a cousin with familial Alzheimer’s disease who harbored the Uppsala APP mutation. Credit: M. Pagnon de la Vega et al., Science Translational Medicine (2021)

A newly discovered gene mutation linked to early onset Alzheimer’s disease has been discovered by an international team of scientists, who traced the DNA flaw through multiple members of a single family.

Alzheimer’s has long been known as a mind-robbing disease that that wipes out memories and destroys one’s sense of self. Most cases of arise sporadically, emerging after age of 65—transmuting one’s golden years into a nightmare marked by an incurable brain…

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