Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease in older people, affecting up to one in 20 individuals aged 65 and above. In addition to environmental and lifestyle factors, genetic mutations can predispose an individual to AD and some rare forms of inherited “familial” AD (fAD) are caused by known genetic mutations, with these affected individuals developing AD at a high probability and at a relatively young age.
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