jxyzptlk t1_j8a5l83 wrote
Reply to comment by stewartm0205 in Chinese researchers have reported what they claim is the world’s youngest person diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, which may overturn the conventional perception that cognitive impairment rarely occurs in young people. by Wagamaga
OP worded it poorly, here's the stuff (posting from phone so formatting might be off):
"Almost all Alzheimer’s disease patients younger than 30 have pathological gene mutations, according to the authors. To date, the youngest person known to have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease was a 21-year-old who carried a gene mutation.
But the adolescent patient of the most recent study differed from previous young patients because no known genetic mutations were identified in the 19-year-old who was diagnosed in China."
0002millertime t1_j8bd0dw wrote
Well, all new mutations were once unknown mutations. It'll be interesting to see if they can track down the cause.
zeugenie t1_j8bm00g wrote
Which may or may not be a gene mutation
Not_Stupid t1_j8bp2kq wrote
Are there any known environmental causes for degenerative neurone diseases?
-downtone_ t1_j8cwft5 wrote
The chance of having ALS grows significantly for combat wounded vietnam veterans. My line had no issues. Father got hit w 8 rounds and had leg blown off. Died of ALS at 58. I had muscle issues from birth along with REM Behavior Disorder. Guess what happened? I have it now but w no support from anyone. It's awesome.
0002millertime t1_j8btt06 wrote
There have been environmental causes of Parkinson's. Generally from contamination (wrong synthesis) in synthetic street-drugs. I don't see why a different chemical couldn't lead to a mimic of Alzheimer's.
_trouble_every_day_ t1_j8dgv3e wrote
OPs title is the first sentence in the article. I guess we can blame OP for posting this particular article but good luck finding coverage of medical research that isn’t sensationalized to rake in clicks.
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