“Ngakho ngandlela thile isifo i-Alzheimer’s cishe siwufuzo ngokuphelele kodwa abantu abafuni ukubhekana nalokho.”

Kuleli sonto sibhekisisa kabanzi ngezakhi zofuzo kanye nezici eziyingozi zesifo i-Alzheimer's. Abantu abaningi abafuni ukwazi ukuthi banezakhi zofuzo futhi ngesizathu esihle, kungase kwesabe. Njengoba izinhlobo zethu zezilwane zishintsha futhi ziphila isikhathi eside ngikholelwa ukuthi abantu bazofuna ukwazi okwengeziwe, njengoba sithola izindlela ezintsha zokuvimbela ukuwohloka komqondo futhi siqala ukuthatha indlela esheshayo empilweni yethu yomuntu siqu. Yilokho okungenza ngihlale nginentshisekelo yokuthuthukisa I-MemTrax ngoba ukuya phambili njengabantu kumele senze konke esingakwenza ukuze sifunde kabanzi ngemizimba nezingqondo zethu.

UMike McIntyre:

Ngiyazibuza odokotela, sizwa mayelana nokuxhumana kofuzo lapha, okungenani ukuxhumana komndeni endabeni ka-Joan kodwa ingabe i-Alzheimer's ihlale injalo uDkt. Leverenz noDkt. Ashford? Ingabe kuvame ukuba nengxenye yofuzo noma ingabe ngezinye izikhathi kwenza abantu bakhululeke lapho bethi “angizange ngibe nalokhu emndenini wami, ngakho angikutholi.”

UDkt. Leverenz :

Ngicabanga ukuthi siyazi ukuthi iminyaka yobudala iyisici esiyingozi kakhulu sesifo i-Alzheimer's. Kunezakhi ezihlukahlukene zofuzo, kunemindeni ethile engavamile lapho uzuza khona ukuguqulwa kwezakhi zofuzo ezibangela lesi sifo futhi empeleni usengozini engu-100% futhi labo bantu bangase basheshe baqale ngisho nalapho bephakathi kweminyaka engama-30 no-40 futhi uzobona. umlando oqinile womndeni walokho. Sithola ukuthi kunezinto eziyingozi zofuzo abantu abaziphatha njenge Uhlobo lwe-APOE lokho kwandisa ingozi yakho kodwa akusho ukuthi uzoyithola ngokuqinisekile. Ngokuqinisekile sinesithakazelo esikhulu kulezo zici eziyingozi. isitshelani ngesifo. Ngicabanga ukuthi lezi zakhi zofuzo eziyingozi zingasitshela ukuthi abantu basabela kanjani emithini ngakho-ke sinentshisekelo enkulu ekugcineni lezi zinto engqondweni njengoba sithuthukisa izindlela zokwelapha ezingcono ze-Alzheimer's.

UMike McIntyre:

UDkt Ashford ubona abantu abaningi abafuna ukuhlungwa abakhathazekile ngolibofuzo nokuthi unikeza hlobo luni lomkhandlu?

UDkt. Ashford :

Hhayi-ke ngicabanga ukuthi enye yezinkinga ukuthi abantu abaqapheli ukuthi i-genetic factor ibaluleke kangakanani. Umehluko phakathi kwezakhi zofuzo ezenzeka ngeminyaka yama-30's 40's kanye nama-50's kanye nalezo ezenzeka kamuva ukuthi, lapho isifo sivela kamuva, njengakwabesifazane, maningi amathuba okuba ufe ngenye into yize wawunezingozi zofuzo. . Ngakho-ke ngomqondo othile kuyisici esiyingozi kakhulu futhi abantu abafuni ukwazi ngezici zabo zobungozi. Kukhona lesi sici sofuzo uDkt. Leverenz akhulume ngaso, i-APOE, futhi kukhona i-allele engu-4 eyivelakancane kodwa yona ngokwayo ihlanganisa okungenani u-60% noma u-70% wesifo i-Alzheimer's. Kunesinye isici esiyingozi ku-APOE 2 lapho abantu benamakhophi ama-2 aleso sici sofuzo bangaphila babe yi-100 futhi bangasitholi isifo i-Alzheimer's. Ngakho ngomqondo othile isifo i-Alzheimer cishe siwufuzo ngokuphelele kodwa abantu abafuni ukubhekana nalokho.

Kunezici zesibili zofuzo esingaziqondi kahle ezingaba umphumela uma uzothola iminyaka emi-5 ngaphambili kwengu-5 emncane kuye ngesici sakho sofuzo. Kunokuba zikhona ezinye izici ezibeka engcupheni yomphakathi kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi ngeke sibambe isifo i-Alzheimer's futhi ngeke sisivimbele kuze kube yilapho siqonda ngokucacile ukuthi iyini le nto yofuzo ye-APOE nokuthi yiziphi ezinye izici ezishintshayo. yona. Ngakho ufuzo kimi lubaluleke kakhulu. Ngokuvamile abantu abafuni ukwazi ngakho.

UMike McIntyre:

Kodwa akusho ukuthi ngeke uthole i-Alzheimer uma abazali bakho bengayitholanga noma ugogo nomkhulu wakho bengayitholanga? Ungaba owokuqala?

UDkt. Ashford :

Izakhi zalo zofuzo ngakho-ke kungenzeka ukuthi abazali bakho baphethe olunye lwezakhi zofuzo futhi bobabili abazali kungenzeka ukuthi baphathe olunye lwezakhi zofuzo ze-APOE 4 futhi ungagcina usunezi-2 zazo noma kungenzeka ukuthi awuzange uqedele kokubili. Ngakho-ke kufanele wazi ngempela uhlobo oluthile lofuzo, hhayi nje ukuthi uyini umlando womndeni wakho.

Sekela izinhlelo zethu ze-Alzheimer futhi utshale imali empilweni yakho yobuchopho. Bhalisela i-akhawunti ye-MemTrax kanye neqhaza esizeni esihle. UDkt. Ashford uncoma ukuthi wenze uhlolo lwenkumbulo eku-inthanethi okungenani kanye ngenyanga kodwa ungathatha izivivinyo ezintsha masonto onke noma nsuku zonke.