[HTML][HTML] Neuropathological evidence of body-first vs. brain-first Lewy body disease

P Borghammer, J Horsager, K Andersen… - Neurobiology of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aggregation of alpha-synuclein into inclusion bodies, termed Lewy pathology, is a defining
feature of Parkinson's disease (PD) and Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). In the majority of …

Quantification of amyloid PET for future clinical use: a state-of-the-art review

HG Pemberton, LE Collij, F Heeman, A Bollack… - European journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Amyloid-β (Aβ) pathology is one of the earliest detectable brain changes in Alzheimer's
disease (AD) pathogenesis. The overall load and spatial distribution of brain Aβ can be …

Detection of brain tau pathology in Down syndrome using plasma biomarkers

S Janelidze, BT Christian, J Price, C Laymon… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Novel plasma biomarkers, especially phosphorylated tau (p-tau), can detect
brain tau aggregates in Alzheimer disease. Objective To determine which plasma biomarker …

Basal forebrain cholinergic neurons: linking down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease

JL Martinez, MD Zammit, NR West… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Down syndrome (DS, trisomy 21) is characterized by intellectual impairment at birth and
Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology in middle age. As individuals with DS age, their …

Characterizing the emergence of amyloid and tau burden in Down syndrome

MD Zammit, TJ Betthauser, AK McVea… - Alzheimer's & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
INTRODUCTION Almost all individuals with Down syndrome (DS) will develop
neuropathological features of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Understanding AD biomarker …

Different associations between body mass index and Alzheimer's markers depending on metabolic health

EH Lee, H Yoo, YJ Kim, BK Cheon, S Ryu… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2024 - Springer
Background Increasing evidence supports the association between body mass index (BMI),
Alzheimer's disease, and vascular markers. Recently, metabolically unhealthy conditions …

Weight loss and Alzheimer's disease in Down Syndrome

V Fleming, BC Helsel, LT Ptomey… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Virtually all adults with Down syndrome (DS) develop Alzheimer's disease (AD)
pathology, but research gaps remain in understanding early signs of AD in DS. Objective …

Comparison of amyloid burden in individuals with Down syndrome versus autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease: a cross-sectional study

AH Boerwinkle, BA Gordon, J Wisch, S Flores… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Important insights into the early pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease can be
provided by studies of autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome …

Timeline to symptomatic Alzheimer's disease in people with Down syndrome as assessed by amyloid-PET and tau-PET: a longitudinal cohort study

EK Schworer, MD Zammit, J Wang, BL Handen… - The Lancet …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Adults with Down syndrome are at risk for Alzheimer's disease.
Natural history cohort studies have characterised the progression of Alzheimer's disease …

Measurement of synaptic density in Down syndrome using PET imaging: a pilot study

A DiFilippo, E Jonaitis, R Makuch, B Gambetti… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Down syndrome (DS) is the most prevalent genetic cause of intellectual disability, resulting
from trisomy 21. Recently, positron emission tomography (PET) imaging has been used to …