Dementia in Down syndrome: unique insights for Alzheimer disease research

IT Lott, E Head - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2019 - nature.com
Virtually all adults with Down syndrome (DS) show the neuropathological changes of
Alzheimer disease (AD) by the age of 40 years. This association is partially due to …

Alzheimer disease pathogenesis: insights from molecular and cellular biology studies of oligomeric Aβ and tau species

XQ Chen, WC Mobley - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer disease (AD) represents an oncoming epidemic that without an effective
treatment promises to exact extraordinary human and financial burdens. Studies of …

Clinical and biomarker changes of Alzheimer's disease in adults with Down syndrome: a cross-sectional study

J Fortea, E Vilaplana, M Carmona-Iragui, B Benejam… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Alzheimer's disease and its complications are the leading cause of death in
adults with Down syndrome. Studies have assessed Alzheimer's disease in individuals with …

In vivo staging of regional amyloid deposition

MJ Grothe, H Barthel, J Sepulcre, M Dyrba, O Sabri… - Neurology, 2017 - AAN Enterprises
Objectives: To estimate a regional progression pattern of amyloid deposition from cross-
sectional amyloid-sensitive PET data and evaluate its potential for in vivo staging of an …

Detection and treatment of Alzheimer's disease in its preclinical stage

MS Rafii, PS Aisen - Nature aging, 2023 - nature.com
Longitudinal multimodal biomarker studies reveal that the continuum of Alzheimer's disease
(AD) includes a long latent phase, referred to as preclinical AD, which precedes the onset of …

Evolution of neuroinflammation across the lifespan of individuals with Down syndrome

L Flores-Aguilar, MF Iulita, O Kovecses, MD Torres… - Brain, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Epidemiological and experimental studies suggest that a disease-aggravating
neuroinflammatory process is present at preclinical stages of Alzheimer's disease. Given …

[HTML][HTML] Brain-predicted age in Down syndrome is associated with beta amyloid deposition and cognitive decline

JH Cole, T Annus, LR Wilson, R Remtulla, YT Hong… - Neurobiology of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) are more likely to experience earlier onset of multiple
facets of physiological aging. This includes brain atrophy, beta amyloid deposition, cognitive …

Association of apolipoprotein E ɛ4 allele with clinical and multimodal biomarker changes of Alzheimer disease in adults with Down syndrome

A Bejanin, MF Iulita, E Vilaplana… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Alzheimer disease (AD) is the leading cause of death in individuals with Down
syndrome (DS). Previous studies have suggested that theAPOEɛ4 allele plays a role in the …

Memory profiles in Down syndrome across development: a review of memory abilities through the lifespan

M Godfrey, NR Lee - Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders, 2018 - Springer
Down syndrome (DS) is associated with a variety of cognitive impairments, notably memory
impairments. Due to the high prevalence rates of early-onset dementia associated with DS, it …

Further understanding the connection between Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome

HM Snyder, LJ Bain, AM Brickman… - Alzheimer's & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Improved medical care of individuals with Down syndrome (DS) has led to an increase in life
expectancy to over the age of 60 years. In conjunction, there has been an increase in age …