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Young-onset Alzheimer's: When symptoms begin before age 65
Causes
Accurate diagnosis critical
Clinical trials
What is young-onset Alzheimer's?
Family history of disease
Genes that cause young-onset Alzheimer's
Accurate diagnosis is critical
How to cope with young-onset Alzheimer's
What to do at work
Coping tips for couples
How to involve kids
Financial issues
Clinical trials and observational research
Resources for support
Accurate diagnosis critical
Clinical trials
What is young-onset Alzheimer's?
Family history of disease
Genes that cause young-onset Alzheimer's
Accurate diagnosis is critical
How to cope with young-onset Alzheimer's
What to do at work
Coping tips for couples
How to involve kids
Financial issues
Clinical trials and observational research
Resources for support
Family history of disease
For most people with young-onset Alzheimer's, the cause is not related to any single gene. Researchers don't fully know why some people get the disease at a younger age than others do.
Risk factors for young-onset Alzheimer's disease include a family history of the condition. Having a parent or grandparent with young-onset Alzheimer's increases the risk of developing the disease. But a family history of the disease doesn't mean you will necessarily develop the disease.
