The Role of Genetics in Dementia Development: Insights from Neurologist Ekaterina Demyanovskaya

2023-11-18 05:00:00

Nowadays, the tendency to develop dementia is determined mainly by a combination of various factors affecting human health. In the case of Alzheimer’s disease, genetics are thought to play a key role.

“Scientists know more than 20 genes, mutations in which affect the risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases,” says expert of the Gemotest laboratory, neurologist Ekaterina Demyanovskaya. “Some of them can already be determined by analyzing the buccal epithelium (tissue on the inside of the cheek) or by blood, but it is unlikely that this will ever become a common procedure. Even if a person learns regarding his high risk, specific prevention of neurodegenerative diseases has not been developed, as well as effective treatment that would restore lost cognitive functions.

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