How one woman became the exception to her family’s Alzheimer’s history
Their story may point to new ways to stop the memory-robbing disease
In Colombia, Oderis Villegas (center), who is showing signs of Alzheimer’s, and his sister Maria Elsy (left), whose disease is more advanced, meet with neurologist Francisco Lopera (right) in this 2010 photo.
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A cruel twist of genetic fate brought Alzheimer’s disease to a sprawling Colombian family.