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by NF52
Sun Jun 16, 2019 2:59 pm
Forum: Science and Research
Topic: Analysis of Whole-Exome Sequencing Data for Alzheimer Disease Stratified by APOE Genotype.
Replies: 4
Views: 2408

Re: Analysis of Whole-Exome Sequencing Data for Alzheimer Disease Stratified by APOE Genotype.

The paywalled paper is available from here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstract/2735123 Analysis of Whole-Exome Sequencing Data for Alzheimer Disease Stratified by APOE Genotype. JAMA Neurol. 2019 Jun 10. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.1456. Ma Y, Jun GR, Zhang X, Chung J,...
by NF52
Sun Jun 16, 2019 2:36 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: New Member, Sydney Australia
Replies: 14
Views: 6239

Re: New Member, Sydney Australia

... So ... unless I get further information from you or others on this forum, it sounds like this Australian oil will become part of my diet. Thanks for the info about high temp cooking. I'll write to the company and ask them for clarification and will post their reply here (in case there are any o...
by NF52
Sun Jun 16, 2019 2:04 pm
Forum: Science and Research
Topic: New ApoE4 protective SNPs
Replies: 8
Views: 4516

Re: New ApoE4 protective SNPs

Hi all, came across this and figured I’d post it here https://www.alzforum.org/news/research-news/sliced-apoe-genotype-whole-exome-data-yield-new-ad-variants https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstract/2735123 The top ApoE4 protective SNP (ISYNA1, rs2303697) is genotyped by Ance...
by NF52
Sun Jun 16, 2019 1:26 pm
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: new member
Replies: 2
Views: 1766

Re: new member

... I joined this forum a couple of weeks ago but it's taken me several attempts to figure out how to post my new member message. I'm very comfortable with email in general but this does not seem to be coming easy to me. I am waiting for the results of my first Blood Test on the Reverse/Recode prot...
by NF52
Sun Jun 09, 2019 3:49 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Helping your hippocampus
Replies: 9
Views: 3332

Re: Helping your hippocampus

Having watched students who are legally blind learn how to navigate by mental maps, I am in awe of the capacity to do that. However, in rush-hour D.C. or Boston traffic, I don't want to have to access my hippocampus when construction has blown a hole in my mental map. Those folks in London weren't c...
by NF52
Sun Jun 09, 2019 3:43 pm
Forum: The Social Hour
Topic: Genealogy and Assessing Risk
Replies: 13
Views: 7871

Re: Genealogy and Assessing Risk

Greetings... I'm a 3/4. I've been a rather quiet consumer of all the information on this board and appreciate how positive a resource this community is for those with an increased AD risk. So a big thanks to all of you. Genealogy is my main hobby, so before jumping into APOE-land I had already spen...
by NF52
Sun Jun 09, 2019 3:18 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: GH - Homozygous H63D gene mutation - memory problems
Replies: 4
Views: 1960

Re: GH - Homozygous H63D gene mutation - memory problems

3 years ago I was diagnosed with 2x H63D gene mutation. This has proved to be a blessing and a curse. As all my life I’ve had memory problems. This has affected all aspects of daily life. The main one being my education. I left school with nothing and for the next forty years. I’ve struggled to hol...
by NF52
Sat Jun 08, 2019 5:17 pm
Forum: Science and Research
Topic: How frightened should I be?
Replies: 7
Views: 2960

Re: How frightened should I be?

I know that apoe4 increases alzheimers risk, but by how much? & at what age does it usually strike? I an`t stop worrying about it. Iv`e enrolled in a study on alzheimers in London, but I may have to have a study buddy to continue. The trouble is that I don`t know anyone that I could trust with ...
by NF52
Fri Jun 07, 2019 3:41 pm
Forum: Meet-Ups
Topic: Seattle Meet-Up
Replies: 31
Views: 14260

Re: Seattle Meet-Up

My name is Sally C. and I am very interested in meeting up to share and learn . Please contact me regarding my interest. Thank you :) Welcome, Sally! I'll just add to Mandy's warm welcome and hope that you find both the virtual community and some area friends who can appreciate the path that brough...
by NF52
Mon Jun 03, 2019 4:15 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Unfortunate side effect from melatonin.
Replies: 112
Views: 93271

Re: Unfortunate side effect from melatonin.

I suffered with watery diarrhea for 2 weeks. Finally the doctor said it could be from melatonin. I was taking 15 mg. She said that was too strong. I stopped the melatonin and the diarrhea stopped. I started taking Lexapro and developed diarrhea off and on. After a month I tried 3 mg. of melatonin, ...