A COLOMBIAN man is carrying a genetic variant that appears to have warded off the symptoms of Alzheimer's for 20 years, according to international research.
The team identified the man while studying 1,200 people in the country who carry a gene mutation associated with a rare, hereditary form of Alzheimer's that generally begins to affect cognitive ability at age 40-50.
Despite his brain showing signs that he has had Alzheimer's for a while, the researchers say the man only became cognitively impaired at age 67, and researchers say this man appears to have developed it differently to the only other previous case.
They say studying this man's genetic mutation could teach us more about potential treatments for Alzheimer's down the track - see more HERE.
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