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  1. Avoidable Mortality in Adults With Down Syndrome or With Other Intellectual Disabilities 2026-11-02

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  1. Avoidable Mortality in Adults With Down Syndrome or With Other Intellectual Disabilities

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 76 out of 100. JAMA network open 2026-11-02 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Among 3381 adults with Down syndrome (1892 male [56.0%]; median [IQR] age at death, 59.5 [54.3-64.2] years), 1589 (47.0%) died from avoidable causes.

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