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His Genes Condemned Him to an Early and Fatal Alzheimer, but His Exposure to Extreme Heat Would Have Protected His Brain.
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The link between Alzheimer and heat begins to seriously intrigue the scientific community thanks to the case of Doug Whitney. This former marine mechanic carries a mutation of the Presenilin 2 gene inherited from an 18th century German village. Ten of his maternal uncles and aunts died of the disease before 60 years. Yet at almost 80 years of age he has no major symptoms. He is the only known carrier of this mutation to have escaped the disease …
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