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ApoE2 allele, Down's syndrome, and dementia.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 17 Jan 1996
Royston M C, Mann D, Pickering-Brown S, Owen F, Perry R, Ragbavan R, Khin-Nu C, Tyner S, Day K, Crook R, Hardy J, Roberts G W
Abstract excerpt
All individuals with Down's syndrome (trisomy 21-DS) develop the pathogenic hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease in old age (+40 years). The extent of pathology is variable, but it has been shown that the amount of beta-amyloid pathology is variable and related to age and the degree of dementia. Thus, in DS, growing old is associated with a progressive pathological process which results in cognitive decline. However,...
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