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Alzheimer's drugs, APPlication for Down syndrome?
Ageing research reviews - 1 Apr 2024
Sokol Deborah K, Lahiri Debomoy K
Abstract excerpt
Accumulation of the amyloid β (Aβ) peptide, derived from Aβ precursor protein (APP), is a trait of Down syndrome (DS), as is early development of dementia that resembles Alzheimer's disease (AD). Treatments for this AD in DS simply do not. New drug therapies for AD, e.g., Lecanemab, are monoclonal antibodies designed to clear amyloid plaques composed of Aβ. The increasingly real ability to target and dispose of...
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