Abstract
As the world’s population ages, dementia from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is projected to increase astronomically; individuals with Down syndrome (DS) are counted among those virtually guaranteed to develop AD pathology and, if they live long enough, AD dementia [1, 2]. DS is characterized by intellectual disability and for decades featured a high incidence of congenital heart abnormalities leading to early mortality. However, recent medical advances drastically improved the life expectancy in DS; more than a quarter of a million people living with DS in the United States are now projected to age long enough to develop AD [2].
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 295-297 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Aging |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2023 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Down syndrome
- Ts65Dn
- amyloid-beta
- cholinergic
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Aging
- Cell Biology