A genetic cause of Alzheimer disease: mechanistic insights from Down syndrome

FK Wiseman, T Al-Janabi, J Hardy… - Nature Reviews …, 2015 - nature.com
Down syndrome, which arises in individuals carrying an extra copy of chromosome 21, is
associated with a greatly increased risk of early-onset Alzheimer disease. It is thought that …

Down syndrome and the complexity of genome dosage imbalance

SE Antonarakis - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2017 - nature.com
Down syndrome (also known as trisomy 21) is the model human phenotype for all genomic
gain dosage imbalances, including microduplications. The functional genomic exploration of …

[HTML][HTML] Estimation of the number of people with Down syndrome in the United States

G De Graaf, F Buckley, BG Skotko - Genetics in Medicine, 2017 - nature.com
Purpose: An accurate accounting of persons with Down syndrome (DS) has remained
elusive because no population-based registries exist in the United States. The purpose of …

Estimation of the number of people with Down syndrome in Europe

G De Graaf, F Buckley, BG Skotko - European Journal of Human …, 2021 - nature.com
We aimed to estimate the nonselective live birth prevalence, actual live birth prevalence,
reduction percentage because of selective terminations, and population prevalence for …

Trisomy of human chromosome 21 enhances amyloid-β deposition independently of an extra copy of APP

FK Wiseman, LJ Pulford, C Barkus, F Liao, E Portelius… - Brain, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Down syndrome, caused by trisomy of chromosome 21, is the single most common risk
factor for early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Worldwide approximately 6 million people have …

Genomics‐based non‐invasive prenatal testing for detection of fetal chromosomal aneuploidy in pregnant women

M Badeau, C Lindsay, J Blais… - Cochrane Database …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Common fetal aneuploidies include Down syndrome (trisomy 21 or T21),
Edward syndrome (trisomy 18 or T18), Patau syndrome (trisomy 13 or T13), Turner …

[HTML][HTML] Health comorbidities and cognitive abilities across the lifespan in Down syndrome

CM Startin, H D'Souza, G Ball, S Hamburg… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Down syndrome (DS) is associated with variable intellectual disability and
multiple health and psychiatric comorbidities. The impact of such comorbidities on cognitive …

EUROlinkCAT protocol for a European population-based data linkage study investigating the survival, morbidity and education of children with congenital anomalies

JK Morris, E Garne, M Loane, I Barisic, J Densem… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Congenital anomalies (CAs) are a major cause of infant mortality, childhood
morbidity and long-term disability. Over 130 000 children born in Europe every year will …

Congenital anomalies associated with trisomy 18 or trisomy 13: A registry‐based study in 16 European countries, 2000–2011

A Springett, D Wellesley, R Greenlees… - American journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of trisomies 18 and 13 in Europe and
the prevalence of associated anomalies. Twenty‐five population‐based registries in 16 …

Role of amyloid precursor protein (APP) and its derivatives in the biology and cell fate specification of neural stem cells

R Coronel, A Bernabeu-Zornoza, C Palmer… - Molecular …, 2018 - Springer
Amyloid precursor protein (APP) is a member of the APP family of proteins, and different
enzymatic processing leads to the production of several derivatives that are shown to have …