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Onset of dementia is associated with age at menopause in women with Down's syndrome.
Annals of neurology - 1 Oct 2003
Schupf Nicole, Pang Deborah, Patel Bindu N, Silverman Wayne, Schubert Romaine, Lai Florence, Kline Jennie K, Stern Yaakov, Ferin Michel, Tycko Benjamin, Mayeux Richard
Abstract excerpt
Women with Down's syndrome experience early onset of both menopause and Alzheimer's disease. This timing provides an opportunity to examine the influence of endogenous estrogen deficiency, indicated by age at menopause, on risk of Alzheimer's disease. A community-based sample of 163 postmenopausa...
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