Chris Hemsworth DNA test shows higher dementia risk but it's not a prognosis

Chris Hemsworth recently announced he’ll be taking a break from acting after a DNA test showed him to be genetically predisposed to Alzheimer’s.I worry about developing my mother's dementia. I don't want to unravel as she has, lose the essence of me, all my stories, my connection to my children. I don't want them to have to look after me when I'm her age.

The APOE gene is important in mammals for the metabolism of fats, but three decades ago, scientists concluded it might also play a part in a person developing Alzheimer's. In the midst of all these gene types and risk factors, it's important to remember, as the UK Alzheimer's Society reminds us, that most dementias — 99 per cent in fact — are not passed down through families.

Genetic tests for dementia risk variants, the organisation warns, are not recommended, "because knowing whether someone has genetic risk variants does not mean knowing for certain whether they will develop dementia", says the organisation.

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