Long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 in the brain: clinical consequences and molecular mechanisms

AC Granholm - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023 - mdpi.com
Numerous investigations have demonstrated significant and long-lasting neurological
manifestations of COVID-19. It has been suggested that as many as four out of five patients …

Triplication of the interferon receptor locus contributes to hallmarks of Down syndrome in a mouse model

KA Waugh, R Minter, J Baxter, C Chi, MD Galbraith… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Down syndrome (DS), the genetic condition caused by trisomy 21, is characterized by
variable cognitive impairment, immune dysregulation, dysmorphogenesis and increased …

Blood biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease in Down syndrome

L Montoliu-Gaya, A Strydom, K Blennow… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Epidemiological evidence suggests that by the age of 40 years, all individuals with Down
syndrome (DS) have Alzheimer's disease (AD) neuropathology. Clinical diagnosis of …

Resistance training and Down Syndrome: A narrative review on considerations for exercise prescription and safety

GLR Melo, IVS Neto, EF Fonseca, W Stone… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The current manuscript reviews the literature on the health effects of resistance training (RT)
for individuals with Down syndrome (DS), focusing on this training modality's methodology …

Obstructive sleep apnoea in children with Down syndrome: a multidisciplinary approach

M Borrelli, A Corcione, R Rongo, E Cantone… - Journal of Personalized …, 2022 - mdpi.com
A comprehensive evaluation of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) may allow for the
development of more efficient management of Down syndrome (DS). We aimed to evaluate …

COVID-19 vaccination of individuals with Down syndrome—data from the Trisomy 21 Research Society Survey on safety, efficacy, and factors associated with the …

A Hüls, PT Feany, SI Zisman, ACS Costa, M Dierssen… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) are among the groups with the highest risk for severe
COVID-19. Better understanding of the efficacy and risks of COVID-19 vaccines for …

Neuropathological findings in Down syndrome, Alzheimer's disease and control patients with and without SARS-COV-2: preliminary findings

ACE Granholm, E Englund, A Gilmore, E Head… - Acta …, 2024 - Springer
The SARS-CoV-2 virus that led to COVID-19 is associated with significant and long-lasting
neurologic symptoms in many patients, with an increased mortality risk for people with …

Susceptibility to COVID-19 diagnosis in people with down syndrome compared to the general population: matched-cohort study using primary care electronic records …

RA Baksh, A Strydom, SE Pape, LF Chan… - Journal of General …, 2022 - Springer
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, people with Down syndrome (DS) have
experienced a more severe disease course and higher mortality rates than the general …

Safety and long-term immunogenicity of BNT162b2 vaccine in individuals with down syndrome

D Valentini, N Cotugno, V Scoppola… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
We aimed to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of the BNT162b2 vaccine in young
people with Down syndrome (DS), and to compare their humoral immune response with …

Comparison of COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 pneumonia in Down syndrome

D Real de Asua, MA Mayer, MC Ortega… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Whether the increased risk for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalization and
death observed in Down syndrome (DS) are disease specific or also occur in individuals …