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 …

The GABAergic hypothesis for cognitive disabilities in down syndrome

A Contestabile, S Magara, L Cancedda - Frontiers in cellular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of a third copy of
chromosome 21. DS affects multiple organs, but it invariably results in altered brain …

Timing of therapies for Down syndrome: the sooner, the better

F Stagni, A Giacomini, S Guidi, E Ciani… - Frontiers in behavioral …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Intellectual disability (ID) is the unavoidable hallmark of Down syndrome (DS), with a heavy
impact on public health. Accumulating evidence shows that DS is characterized by …

The association of antidepressant drug usage with cognitive impairment or dementia, including Alzheimer disease: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

J Moraros, C Nwankwo, SB Patten… - Depression and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine if antidepressant drug usage is associated with cognitive impairment
or dementia, including Alzheimer disease (AD). Method We conducted a systematic search …

Down syndrome: Neurobiological alterations and therapeutic targets

RA Vacca, S Bawari, D Valenti, D Tewari… - Neuroscience & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic disease that occurs due to an aneuploidy of human
chromosome 21. Trisomy of chromosome 21 is a primary genetic cause of developmental …

HDAC4: a key factor underlying brain developmental alterations in CDKL5 disorder

S Trazzi, C Fuchs, R Viggiano… - Human molecular …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5) is a Ser/Thr protein kinase predominantly
expressed in the brain. Mutations of the CDKL5 gene lead to CDKL5 disorder, a …

Luteolin treatment ameliorates brain development and behavioral performance in a mouse model of CDKL5 deficiency disorder

M Tassinari, N Mottolese, G Galvani, D Ferrara… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD), a rare and severe neurodevelopmental disease caused
by mutations in the X-linked CDKL 5 gene, is characterized by early-onset epilepsy …

Aerobic exercise and a BDNF-mimetic therapy rescue learning and memory in a mouse model of Down syndrome

M Parrini, D Ghezzi, G Deidda, L Medrihan… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Down syndrome (DS) is caused by the triplication of human chromosome 21 and represents
the most frequent genetic cause of intellectual disability. The trisomic Ts65Dn mouse model …

Short-and long-term effects of neonatal pharmacotherapy with epigallocatechin-3-gallate on hippocampal development in the Ts65Dn mouse model of Down …

F Stagni, A Giacomini, M Emili, S Trazzi, S Guidi… - Neuroscience, 2016 - Elsevier
Cognitive disability is an unavoidable feature of Down syndrome (DS), a genetic disorder
due to the triplication of human chromosome 21. DS is associated with alterations of …

Prenatal pharmacotherapy rescues brain development in a Down's syndrome mouse model

S Guidi, F Stagni, P Bianchi, E Ciani, A Giacomini… - Brain, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Intellectual impairment is a strongly disabling feature of Down's syndrome, a genetic
disorder of high prevalence (1 in 700–1000 live births) caused by trisomy of chromosome …