Man with Alzheimer’s Mutation Defies Odds, Inspires New Treatments

Man with Alzheimer’s Mutation Defies Odds, Inspires New Treatments

In a remarkable twist of genetic fate, Doug Whitney, a 67-year-old resident of Washington state, has defied the odds stacked against him by a rare inherited mutation known to trigger early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Diagnosed with the condition in his 40s, Whitney was expected to succumb to dementia by his early 50s, following the tragic path of his mother and nine siblings who all developed symptoms around that age. Yet, here he stands, sharp-m…