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As I read a post at Eye on DNA, Genetic Genealogy Mildly Hot, and how DNA is being used to trace ancestors and find distant relatives, I wondered if families would discover connections with Alzheimer’s. A number of questions flitted through my mind:
*Would one find ancestors with dementia or Alzheimer’s in the family history?
*Will they find distant cousins who suffer from Alzheimer’s or have family members who do?
*If your family member (parent/spouse/aunt/uncle/grandparent/sibling) has Alzheimer’s, will you find a history of this disease as you use DNA to find ancestors?
*Will we find there’s a genetic or hereditary connection to Alzheimer’s?
Just some points to ponder.
Thanks, Hsien, for including this post in your roundup of genetic and DNA articles at Eye on DNA.
1683 days ago
[...] Mary Emma Allen of Alzheimer’s Notes ponders what DNA ancestry testing could tell us about our family history of dementia and Alzheimer’s. [...]