Is Alzheimer's Hereditary or Environmental?

A fellow caregiver asked...

I'm adopted, so I don't know if that has any influence on Alzheimer's ... but here goes: My birth grandmother has Alzheimer's, and in my adoptive family several members have Alzheimer's. How much propensity for Alzheimer's is genetically based and how much is environmental?

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Is Alzheimer's hereditary or environmental?

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