Brain scans may give clues to link between Alzheimer’s and Down syndrome
Research has shown that people with Down syndrome are at higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease. A new study suggests that changes in the brains of people with Down syndrome, as seen on brain scans, could help lead to treatments that could delay or prevent Alzheimer’s. People with Down syndrome have a chromosome that carries a gene that leads to the overproduction of amyloid, a protein strongly linked to Alzheimer’s disease.
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