Alzheimer's disease associated with Down syndrome: a genetic form of dementia

J Fortea, SH Zaman, S Hartley, MS Rafii… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Adults with Down syndrome develop the neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's
disease and are at very high risk of developing early-onset dementia, which is now the …

Neurofilament proteins as biomarkers to monitor neurological diseases and the efficacy of therapies

A Yuan, RA Nixon - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Biomarkers of neurodegeneration and neuronal injury have the potential to improve
diagnostic accuracy, disease monitoring, prognosis, and measure treatment efficacy …

Challenges in the practical implementation of blood biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease

M Schöll, IMW Verberk, M Del Campo… - The Lancet Healthy …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Blood biomarkers have emerged as accessible, cost-effective, and highly promising tools for
advancing the diagnostics of Alzheimer's disease. However, transitioning from cerebrospinal …

Introducing neurofilament light chain measure in psychiatry: current evidence, opportunities, and pitfalls

F Bavato, C Barro, LK Schnider, J Simrén… - Molecular …, 2024 - nature.com
The recent introduction of new-generation immunoassay methods allows the reliable
quantification of structural brain markers in peripheral matrices. Neurofilament light chain …

Plasma and cerebrospinal fluid glial fibrillary acidic protein levels in adults with Down syndrome: a longitudinal cohort study

L Montoliu-Gaya, D Alcolea, NJ Ashton… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background The diagnosis of symptomatic Alzheimer's disease is a clinical challenge in
adults with Down syndrome. Blood biomarkers would be of particular clinical importance in …

Clinical and research application of fluid biomarkers in autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome

M Carmona-Iragui, A O'Connor, J Llibre-Guerra… - …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease (ADAD) and Down syndrome (DS) constitute
genetic forms of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study of these forms has been crucial in …

Detection of brain tau pathology in Down syndrome using plasma biomarkers

S Janelidze, BT Christian, J Price, C Laymon… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Novel plasma biomarkers, especially phosphorylated tau (p-tau), can detect
brain tau aggregates in Alzheimer disease. Objective To determine which plasma biomarker …

Longitudinal clinical and cognitive changes along the Alzheimer disease continuum in Down syndrome

L Videla, B Benejam, J Pegueroles… - JAMA network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Alzheimer disease (AD) is the main medical problem in adults with Down
syndrome (DS). However, the associations of age, intellectual disability (ID), and clinical …

Blood biomarkers in neurodegenerative diseases: implications for the clinical neurologist

D Alcolea, MS Beeri, JC Rojas, RC Gardner, A Lleó - Neurology, 2023 - AAN Enterprises
Blood-based biomarkers offer a major advance in the clinical evaluation of
neurodegenerative diseases. Currently, research studies have reported robust assays of …

[HTML][HTML] IGF1 deficiency integrates stunted growth and neurodegeneration in Down syndrome

P Araya, KT Kinning, C Coughlan, KP Smith… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Down syndrome (DS), the genetic condition caused by trisomy 21 (T21), is characterized by
stunted growth, cognitive impairment, and increased risk of diverse neurological conditions …