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Candidate gene analysis for Alzheimer's disease in adults with Down syndrome.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Aug 2017
Lee Joseph H, Lee Annie J, Dang Lam-Ha, Pang Deborah, Kisselev Sergey, Krinsky-McHale Sharon J, Zigman Warren B, Luchsinger José A, Silverman Wayne, Tycko Benjamin, Clark Lorraine N, Schupf Nicole
Abstract excerpt
Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) overexpress many genes on chromosome 21 due to trisomy and have high risk of dementia due to the Alzheimer's disease (AD) neuropathology. However, there is a wide range of phenotypic differences (e.g., age at onset of AD, amyloid β levels) among adults with DS, suggesting the importance of factors that modify risk within this particularly vulnerable population, including...
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