- Introduction
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Prevention
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Caregiving
- Coping with Emotional Changes
- Coping with Memory Loss
- Costs and Insurance
- Creating a Daily Routine
- Exercise
- Health and Wellbeing of the Caregiver
- Home Safety Adjustments
- Mental Exercises
- Respite Care
- Talking to Children about Alzheimer's
- Talking to Friends about Alzheimer's
- Telling Someone They Have Alzheimer's
- Transition to Assisted Living
- Transition to Nursing Home
- Work
- Related Conditions
- Resources
Is Alzheimer's Disease Dominant Or Recessive?
Autosomal dominant is one of several ways that a trait or disorder can be passed down through families.
If a disease is autosomal dominant, it means you only need to get the abnormal
Alternative Names
Inheritance - autosomal dominant; Genetics - autosomal dominant
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Inheriting a disease, condition, or trait depends on the type of chromosome...
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Sex-linked dominant
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Sex-linked dominant is a rare way that a trait or disorder can be passed down through families. A single abnormal gene on the X chromosome can cause... Read more »
Autosomal recessive
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Autosomal recessive is one of several ways that a trait, disorder, or disease can be passed down through families.An autosomal recessive disorder... Read more »
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Sex-linked recessive
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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