The Jennings v Alzheimer's

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, BBC Two - The Jennings v Alzheimer's

When a mutant gene causing Alzheimer's is discovered in the Jennings family, it leads scientists on a journey to develop a cure and leaves family members with a terrible dilemma. The Jennings are the first family in the world to be diagnosed with hereditary, early onset Alzheimer's, a discovery which many think will be the key to finally unlocking a cure. But that discovery also revealed a devastating truth for the family: the hereditary gene is being passed through each generation.