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One to One: Jane Hill meets John Jennings

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Jane Hill meets John Jennings

08/04/2014

BBC Radio 4 - One to One, Jane Hill meets John Jennings

Jane Hill meets John Jennings, who does not know if he's inherited a gene for Alzheimer's.

In the second of a two part series about families with inherited genetic disorders, Jane Hill meets John Jennings, who does not know if he has inherited a rare form of Alzheimer's.

More from the series where broadcasters follow their personal passions by talking to the people whose stories interest them most. BBC newsreader Jane Hill's father and uncle both lived with Parkinson's disease, and in this series she talks to people from families with an inherited genetic disorder. In the second of two programmes she talks to John Jennings, who has a high chance of inheriting a rare form of early onset Alzheimer's disease. They discuss the emotional impact of having this disease in the family and his decision whether or not to get tested for the gene.
Producer: Sally Heaven.

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