[alwillis]

> This isn't really anything new

Not true.

As someone who’s recently spoken to a genetic counselor about this very issue, this is basically a 180 degree turn.

Now, researchers say APOE4 shouldn’t just be recognized as a risk factor, it should be viewed as an inherited form of the disease, virtually assuring that a person who has two copies will get the biological changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease in their brains.