A nurse is caring for an older adult man who has Alzheimer's disease (AD) . The patient's daughter wants to know if testing can be done to determine her risk for developing the disease. What will the nurse tell her?
A) Female gender is known to increase the risk.
B) Genetic testing can provide a definitive measure of the risk.
C) Patients with the apolipoprotein E2 gene (apoE2) are more likely to develop the disease.
D) Advancing age and family history are known risk factors.
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