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Alzheimer'S Disease 5
An Alzheimer's disease that is characterized by an associated with variation in the region 12p11.23-q13.12.
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Overview
What is Alzheimer 's disease? Alzheimer 's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia among older people. Dementia is a brain disorder that seriously affects thinking and memory skills. If you have AD, it can impair your ability to reason or learn new skills until it becomes difficult to complete daily activities. AD begins slowly over many years. It first involves the parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language. It may be mistaken for normal memory changes with aging. However, AD is not a normal part of aging. The brain changes from the disease lead to symptoms that get worse over time.
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