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Scarlett O'Toole

Chris Hemsworth, 39, 'slowing down' his acting career amid Alzheimer's risk

Chris Hemsworth "doesn't plan to take on many roles" after discovering he is genetically predisposed to Alzheimer's disease.

The 39-year-old Marvel star is thought to be "slowing down" his career, but has insisted he is "not talking about retiring by any means".

Chris is "eight to 10 times more likely" to battle the progressive disease than the general population as he is one of only two to three percent of people globally who have two copies of the gene APOE4.

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