Second patient with 'natural immunity' against Alzheimer's warded off disease for 20 years

Second patient with 'natural immunity' against Alzheimer's warded off disease for 20 years A man managed to ward off Alzheimer's disease thanks to his natural immunity, despite having a gene that made him more susceptible - making him the second known case.

A team of international scientists found the Colombian man, who was predicted to have dementia in his 40s, also carried a rare genetic variation that helped protect him from the debilitating memory condition. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Resilience to autosomal dominant Alzheimer’s disease in a Reelin-COLBOS heterozygous man (open access) Nature Medicine