People with Down syndrome seen as candidates for Alzheimer’s research
People with Down syndrome represent the world’s largest population of individuals predisposed to getting Alzheimer’s disease. Experts say that by age 40, 100 percent of individuals with Down syndrome have Alzheimer’s pathology in their brain, creating an opportunity for amlyoid research that could benefit knowledge of both diseases.
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