Around 75% of the time, Alzheimer Disease is not inherited. The person diagnosed has no family history and no known genetic change that increases the risk for Alzheimer Disease.
25% of people with Alzheimer Disease have the Familial form. People with Familial Alzheimer Disease have a strong family history (more than 2 relatives affected) of Alzheimer Disease and/or in rare cases, a genetic change that increases the risk for Alzheimer Disease.
Other Questions About Alzheimer disease
- Who else in my family should I test for familial Alzheimer Disease?
- Where do I find other people with Alzheimer Disease?
- What’s my risk to develop Alzheimer Disease if my parent had the disease?
- What is the risk to develop Alzheimer Disease if there is no or limited family history of the disease?
- What is the likelihood that someone has familial Alzheimer Disease?
