Sharon Osbourne reveals dementia worry after gene test

Sharon Osbourne says she has two of four of the genes that spur on Alzheimer’s disease.

The music manager and former X Factor judge told the Mirror that she and husband Ozzy have been tested for their chances of developing dementia.

She said: "Ozzy and I had these tests done at a university in England, and the results took three months to come back.

"They test every single cell, chromosome and gene in your body; it's like a DNA test but a million times more sophisticated. The results show I have two of the four genes that give it to you. They're not the two major genes, but they're still there and I have them."

Osbourne continued: "I was terrified because my dad died from Alzheimer's. It is the most soul-destroying disease. To see someone you love come down with it...it's wicked, it really is.

"There is nothing I can do to prevent it, nothing. People say take cod liver oil and do puzzles and things, but then I look at people diagnosed with dementia. My father was super active mentally, and take Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan...they were all so active, and that's what really frightens me."

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