The new designation proposed by scientists could mean that up to a fifth of Alzheimer's patients may have a genetically caused form of the disease, paving the way for more targeted treatments like gene therapy.
This reconceptualization could lead to earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer's before symptoms appear for hundreds of thousands in the U.S., even though no treatments are available at that stage, ultimately making this type of Alzheimer's one of the most common genetic disorders worldwide.
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