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The Jennings v Alzheimer’s

When a mutant gene causing Alzheimer’s is discovered in the Jennings family, it leads scientists on a journey to develop a cure and leaves family with a terrible dilemma.

When a mutant gene causing Alzheimer’s is discovered in the Jennings family, it leads scientists on a journey to develop a cure and leaves family with a terrible dilemma.

The Jennings are the first family in the world to be diagnosed with hereditary, early onset Alzheimer’s, a discovery which many think will be the key to finally unlocking a cure.

But that discovery also revealed a devastating truth for the family: the hereditary gene is being ed through each generation.

59 minutes

Last on

Thu 23 May 2024 02:45

Credits

Role Contributor
Producer Niamh Kennedy
Director Niamh Kennedy
Production Manager Robyn Amoroso
Composer Sarah Warne
Editor Rick Barker
Editor Emma Lysaght
Director of photography Tom Elliott
Executive Producer Colin Barr
Executive Producer Arthur Cary
Production Company Expectation Entertainment

Broadcasts

  • Mon 13 May 2024 21:00
  • Wed 15 May 2024 23:45
  • Thu 23 May 2024 02:45

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