The progression of early onset Alzheimer's disease compared to late onset is:
a. about the same
b. far slower in early onset
c. somewhat slower in early onset
d. much faster in early onset
D
Early onset Alzheimer's progresses at a much faster rate than late onset Alzheimer's. However, early onset Alzheimer's is fairly rare, occurring in only 10% of all Alzheimer's cases. It is also more likely to follow a single gene inheritance pattern.
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