Will Ancestral DNA Research Reveal Alzheimer’s?
October 8, 2007 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
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?

















Thanks, Hsien, for including this post in your roundup of genetic and DNA articles at Eye on DNA.