The first direct-to-consumer blood test for an early Alzheimer’s indicator is now available from Quest Diagnostics, revealing the risk for the disease years before symptoms appear.
“The AD-Detect Test for Alzheimer's Disease on questhealth.com – the first blood test available for consumer purchase that helps assess potential risk of developing Alzheimer's disease based on a brain protein that contributes to the condition,” Quest said in aThe test costs $399 and uses the same technology as the test Quest provided for doctors last year.
"One of the advantages of having an amyloid test is that it lets you know, potentially years in advance of even being symptomatic, that you are at risk for Alzheimer's," said Michael Racke, MD, Quest's medical director of neurology toThe new test is for people over 18 who have mild memory loss or a family history of Alzheimer’s who want to know more about their own risk, Racke said.
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