My professor in college was the first of a group of researchers who discovered a genetic marker for Alzheimer's: Pioneer Families Key In Alzheimer’s Find Resea

My professor in college was the first of a group of researchers who discovered a genetic marker for Alzheimer's: Pioneer Families Key In Alzheimer’s Find Research Traced Several Generations Of Volga German Families, Including Two From Eastern Washington: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/aug/18/pioneer-families-key-in-alzheimers-find-research/ http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/aug/18/pioneer-familie... In reports published today in the journal Science, researchers say they have isolated a defective Alzheimer’s gene culled from an 8-year-long investigation of several Volga German families, including two from Eastern Washington. Discovery of the gene, and a protein it produces, could speed development of drugs to combat the brain-destroying disorder.