Friday, November 29, 2019

Why Didn’t She Get Alzehmier’s? The Answer Could Hold a Key to Fighting the Disease

Alzheimers gene
A rare genetic mutation has protected a woman from dementia who is very high at risk for the disease. It was predicted that by the age of 50 the woman would have developed Alzehimer’s from her genetic profile but her tests have shown that her brain was functioning very well. The woman had high amounts of amyloid but did not even have a pre-Alzheimer's condition. Her family’ pedigree had shown that they, like her, had a genetic mutation that would have caused thinking and memory loss problems in their 40s. Then from their 40s those problems would quickly get worse until their death which would be around the age of 60. The extremely rare mutation the woman has minimizes the binding of a specific sugar compound to a significant gene to help hold off the disease. This is a very important discovery that could help researchers with a cure for Alzehmier’s. 

Links:
Why Didn’t She Get Alzehmier’s? The Answer Could Hold a Key to Fighting the Disease

A Woman’s High Risk of Developing Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Was Delayed, Thanks to This Genetic Mutation

https://www.beingpatient.com/colombian-woman-alzheimers-gene/

2 comments:

  1. I am hopeful for the future of Alzheimer's treatment. I want there to be better treatment and prevention options to prevent this disease from destroying families.

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  2. I feel like we can use this mutation to study Alzheimers treatment and maybe even find a cure. Hopefully the mutation blocks the Alzheimer's effects permanently. I wonder if that woman will ever develop Alzheimer's later in her life.

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