To Learn More About Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center
www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers

Alzheimer's Association
http://alz.org/alzheimers_disease_what_is_alzheimers.asp

To Build a Family Health History

"My Family Health Portrait", U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative
https://familyhistory.hhs.gov/fhh-web/home.action

National Society of Genetic Counselors
http://www.nsgc.org/About/FamilyHistoryTool/tabid/226/Default.aspx

American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-science/genetics-molecular-medicine/family-history.page

Genetic Alliance
http://www.familyhealthhistory.org

To Understand the APOE gene test

Genetics Home Reference
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/APOE

GeneReviews: Alzheimer Disease Overview
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1161/

To Consider Timing Issues

National Society of Genetic Counselors statement on genetic testing of children for adult-onset disorders:
http://www.nsgc.org/Media/PositionStatements/tabid/330/Default.aspx#PrenatalChildTestingAdultOnset

American Medical Association, Opinion 2.138 - Genetic Testing of Children
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-ethics/code-medical-ethics/opinion2138.page

To Evaluate Advantages and Disadvantages of Genetic Testing

Zallen, Doris Teichler, To Test or Not to Test: A Guide to Genetic Screening and Risk (Rutgers University Press: 2008)
http://rutgerspress.rutgers.edu/acatalog/To_Test_or_Not_to_Test.html

To Locate Genetic Professionals in your Area

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/GeneTests/clinic?db=genetests

National Society of Genetic Counselors
http://www.nsgc.org.