Blood phospho-tau in Alzheimer disease: analysis, interpretation, and clinical utility

TK Karikari, NJ Ashton, G Brinkmalm… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Well-authenticated biomarkers can provide critical insights into the biological basis of
Alzheimer disease (AD) to enable timely and accurate diagnosis, estimate future burden and …

Multifaceted roles of APOE in Alzheimer disease

RJ Jackson, BT Hyman, A Serrano-Pozo - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2024 - nature.com
For the past three decades, apolipoprotein E (APOE) has been known as the single greatest
genetic modulator of sporadic Alzheimer disease (AD) risk, influencing both the average age …

Association of Alzheimer disease with life expectancy in people with Down syndrome

MF Iulita, DG Chavez, MK Christensen… - JAMA network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance People with Down syndrome have a high risk of developing Alzheimer disease
dementia. However, penetrance and age at onset are considered variable, and the …

Aβ and tau prions feature in the neuropathogenesis of Down syndrome

C Condello, AM Maxwell, E Castillo… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Down syndrome (DS) is caused by the triplication of chromosome 21 and is the most
common chromosomal disorder in humans. Those individuals with DS who live beyond age …

Plasma and cerebrospinal fluid glial fibrillary acidic protein levels in adults with Down syndrome: a longitudinal cohort study

L Montoliu-Gaya, D Alcolea, NJ Ashton… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background The diagnosis of symptomatic Alzheimer's disease is a clinical challenge in
adults with Down syndrome. Blood biomarkers would be of particular clinical importance in …

Cryo-EM structures of amyloid-β and tau filaments in Down syndrome

A Fernandez, MR Hoq, GI Hallinan, D Li… - Nature Structural & …, 2024 - nature.com
Adult individuals with Down syndrome (DS) develop Alzheimer disease (AD). Whether there
is a difference between AD in DS and AD regarding the structure of amyloid-β (Aβ) and tau …

Association of biological sex with clinical outcomes and biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease in adults with Down syndrome

MF Iulita, A Bejanin, E Vilaplana… - Brain …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The study of sex differences in Alzheimer's disease is increasingly recognized as a key
priority in research and clinical development. People with Down syndrome represent the …

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 …

Exploring the role of sex differences in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis in Down syndrome

EJ Andrews, AC Martini, E Head - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Women are disproportionately affected by Alzheimer's disease (AD), yet little is known about
sex-specific effects on the development of AD in the Down syndrome (DS) population. DS is …

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 …