Alzheimer’s disease affects young people not just seniors.

The early-onset form of Alzheimer’s disease affects people younger than 65 and accounts for as much as 5 percent of Alzheimer's cases in the U.S. — or about 200,000 people, according to the Alzheimer's Association. The Association estimates 5.3 million Americans have Alzheimer's. The costs of caring for those with the disease will total $200 billion this year. Some experts believe people who develop Alzheimer's before age 65 usually have a genetic mutation. They can show symptoms as young as age 35. Testing positive for the ApoE4 gene, increases the risk of Alzheimer's and is carried by one in four…

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