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are a variety of opportunities for families with two or more living
members with Alzheimer’s disease to participate in research.
Listed below are some of the studies that are currently recruiting
families. For further information about any of these studies, please
contact the National Cell Repository for Alzheimer’s Disease
at 1-800-526-2839 or by email at alzstudy@iupui.edu.
The NIA Alzheimer’s Disease Genetics Study seeks
to enroll 1,000 families in which a pair of living siblings (brothers
or sisters) has Alzheimer’s disease. Families will often be
seen at one of the 29
Alzheimer’s Disease Centers located throughout the country.
A blood sample collected from each participating individual will
be sent to the National Cell Repository for Alzheimer Disease (more
information), located at Indiana
University, where DNA will be obtained from the blood and used
for further genetic studies.
Families interested in participating in this research must meet
the following criteria:
- Two LIVING siblings diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease
after the age of 60 years.
- A third family member who is either:
- Diagnosed with memory loss or Alzheimer’s disease after
the age of 50 years.
OR
- Without symptoms of memory loss or Alzheimer’s disease
and over the age of 60 years.
Families meeting these criteria and interested in learning more
about this important research study should contact the National
Cell Repository for Alzheimer’s Disease at 1-800-526-2839
or by email at alzstudy@iupui.edu.
A. If your family has two or more living members with Alzheimer’s
disease, but they are not brothers or sisters, there are still opportunities
for you to participate in research to help identify the genes contributing
to the risk for other forms of dementia. For more information, please
contact the National Cell Repository for Alzheimer’s disease
at 1-800-526-2839 or by email at alzstudy@iupui.edu.
B. If your family has multiple members with memory loss or
dementia that does not appear to be due to Alzheimer’s disease,
there are still opportunities for you to participate in research
to help identify the genes contributing to the risk for Alzheimer’s
disease. For more information, please contact the National Cell
Repository for Alzheimer’s disease at 1-800-526-2839 or by
email at alzstudy@iupui.edu.
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