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The star of the Avengers and Thor film series, 39-year-old Australian actor Chris Hemsworth, in a new interview with Vanity Fair, made an unexpected admission that he intends to leave his career for a while due to a predisposition to Alzheimer's disease. Interestingly, the actor was prompted to large-scale medical research by participating in one of the television reality shows dedicated to the capabilities of the human body. The first possible signs were revealed during the show, and further tests revealed Hemsworth's genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's disease – it is determined by the presence of two copies of the ApoE4 gene in a person, which indicate a high risk of the disease in the future.

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Recall that earlier a similar study helped another big Hollywood star, Angelina Jolie, to reveal her predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer. As a result, the actress made, perhaps, the only right decision in such a situation – she removed the dangerous organs until the disease began to develop in them. Among her relatives on the maternal side were those who died from these types of cancer. announced a break in his career due to a possible illness” />

The same logic applies to the diagnosis of Chris Hemsworth, because some of his relatives were previously diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. According to the actor, his grandfather, in particular, is struggling with this disease, who practically does not remember anything with the progression of the disease. Chris admits that most of all he is afraid of forgetting his whole life, missing the growing up of his children due to illness: “I have to spend more time with my wife and children. I am glad that I found out about the disease in advance – it means there is a chance to do something for her prevent or mitigate the consequences.