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  1. Differential endothelial cell remodeling in Down syndrome and APP duplication drives distinct blood brain barrier dysfunction 2026-10-30
  2. Memory and Plasma pTau217 Refine Prognosis in Down Syndrome 2026-10-02
  3. Tau extent is associated with lower cognition in Down syndrome-related Alzheimer's disease 2026-10-01

Studies

534 studies carry this tag.

Date range

1975 to 2026

Top journals

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 21
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia 20
  • Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 15
  • Neurology 14
  • Neuroscience letters 14

239 journals in all.

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  1. Cognitive enhancement by pharmacological and behavioral interventions: the murine Down syndrome model

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Biochemical pharmacology 2012-08-08 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    The cognitive deficits in Down syndrome (DS) are attributed to an excessive hippocampal inhibition, which obstructs neuronal plasticity and normal learning and memory, a view which is largely based on studies of Ts65Dn mice, the best characterized mouse model of DS.

  2. [Function of intersectin in endocytosis and exocytosis]

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 24 out of 100. Sheng li xue bao : [Acta physiologica Sinica] 2012-08-01 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Intersectin is an evolutionarily conserved multifunctional adaptor protein with multifunctional domains.

  3. Fecal corticosterone levels in RCAN1 mutant mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 30 out of 100. Comparative medicine 2012-04-01 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Regulator of calcineurin 1 (RCAN1) is related to the expression of human neurologic disorders such as Down syndrome, Alzheimer disease, and chromosome 21q deletion syndrome.

  4. Discoveries in Down syndrome: moving basic science to clinical care

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Progress in brain research 2012-01-01 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    This review describes recent discoveries in neurobiology of Down syndrome (DS) achieved with use of mouse genetic models and provides an overview of experimental approaches aimed at development of pharmacological restoration of cognitive function in people with this developmental disorder.

  5. Genetic analysis of Down syndrome facilitated by mouse chromosome engineering

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 33 out of 100. Bioengineered bugs 2012-01-01 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Human trisomy 21 is the most frequent live-born human aneuploidy and causes a constellation of disease phenotypes classified as Down syndrome, which include heart defects, myeloproliferative disorder, cognitive disabilities and Alzheimer-type neurodegeneration.

  6. Oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in Down syndrome

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Advances in experimental medicine and biology 2012-01-01 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Down syndrome (DS) or trisomy 21 is the genetic disease with highest prevalence displaying phenotypic features that both include neurologic deficiencies and a number of clinical outcomes.

  7. Therapeutic approaches in the improvement of cognitive performance in Down syndrome: past, present, and future

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Progress in brain research 2012-01-01 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Clinical trials with drugs aimed at treatment of Alzheimer disease to decelerate cognitive decline and translated mimetically to demented and young nondemented Down syndrome patients have been unable to demonstrate improvements in cognitive performance and functioning.

  8. Antioxidants in Down syndrome

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Biochimica et biophysica acta 2011-12-21 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) have high levels of oxidative stress throughout the lifespan.

  9. Oxidative Stress and Down Syndrome: A Route toward Alzheimer-Like Dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Current gerontology and geriatrics research 2011-11-29 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Down syndrome (DS) is one of the most frequent genetic abnormalities characterized by multiple pathological phenotypes.

  10. Positron emission tomography and neuropathologic estimates of fibrillar amyloid-β in a patient with Down syndrome and Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Archives of neurology 2011-11-01 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Florbetapir PET can be used to detect increased cerebral-to-cerebellar fibrillar Aβ burden in a Down syndrome patient with Alzheimer disease, even in the presence of frequent amyloid angiopathy and diffuse plaques in the cerebellum.

  11. Association between frontal cortex oxidative damage and beta-amyloid as a function of age in Down syndrome

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Biochimica et biophysica acta 2011-10-08 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Down syndrome (DS) is the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability in children, and the number of adults with DS reaching old age is increasing.

  12. A mitochondrial etiology of Alzheimer and Parkinson disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Biochimica et biophysica acta 2011-08-16 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    AD, DS, and DSAD brains also have reduced mtDNA ND6 mRNA levels, altered mtDNA copy number, and perturbed Aβ metabolism.

  13. Down syndrome and dementia: a randomized, controlled trial of antioxidant supplementation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. American journal of medical genetics. Part A 2011-07-07 Treatments

    Individuals with Down syndrome over age 40 years are at risk for developing dementia of the Alzheimer type and have evidence for chronic oxidative stress.

  14. Positron emission tomography of brain β-amyloid and τ levels in adults with Down syndrome

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. Archives of neurology 2011-06-01 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Consistent with neuropathological findings from postmortem studies, [(18)F]FDDNP positron emission tomography shows high binding levels in Down syndrome comparable to Alzheimer disease and greater levels than in members of a control group.

  15. Prolonged coenzyme Q10 treatment in Down syndrome patients: effect on DNA oxidation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2011-05-23 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Oxidative stress is known to play a relevant role in Down syndrome (DS) and its effects are documented from embryonic life.

  16. Total numbers of neurons and glial cells in cortex and basal ganglia of aged brains with Down syndrome--a stereological study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) 2011-03-22 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    The total numbers of neurons and glial cells in the neocortex and basal ganglia in adults with Down syndrome (DS) were estimated with design-based stereological methods, providing quantitative data on brains affected by delayed development and accelerated aging.

  17. Using positron emission tomography and Carbon 11-labeled Pittsburgh Compound B to image Brain Fibrillar β-amyloid in adults with down syndrome: safety, acceptability, and feasibility

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Archives of neurology 2011-03-14 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Dynamic [(11)C]PiB PET can be used successfully to measure cerebral β-amyloid deposition in DS.

  18. Donepezil significantly improves abilities in daily lives of female Down syndrome patients with severe cognitive impairment: a 24-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. International journal of psychiatry in medicine 2011-01-01 Treatments

    Donepezil may effectively and safely improve overall functioning of DS patients with severe cognitive impairment.

  19. Link between DYRK1A overexpression and several-fold enhancement of neurofibrillary degeneration with 3-repeat tau protein in Down syndrome

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology 2011-01-01 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Triplication of chromosome 21 in Down syndrome (DS) results in overexpression of the minibrain kinase/dual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylated and regulated kinase 1A gene (DYRK1A).

  20. The role of DYRK1A in neurodegenerative diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. The FEBS journal 2010-12-13 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Recent studies indicate that the dual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1A (DYRK1A) gene, which is located on chromosome 21q22.2 and is overexpressed in Down syndrome (DS), may play a significant role in developmental brain defects and in early onset neurodegeneration, neuronal loss and dementia in DS.

  21. Change in plasma Aß peptides and onset of dementia in adults with Down syndrome

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Neurology 2010-11-01 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Among adults with DS, decreasing levels of plasma Aβ42, a decline in the Aβ42/Aβ40 ratio, or increasing levels of Aβ40 may be sensitive indicators of conversion to AD, possibly reflecting compartmentalization of Aβ peptides in the brain.

  22. Cognitive deficits and associated neurological complications in individuals with Down's syndrome

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. The Lancet. Neurology 2010-06-01 Getting a diagnosis

    Improvements in medical interventions for people with Down's syndrome have led to a substantial increase in their longevity.

  23. Executive function in adolescents with Down Syndrome

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR 2010-02-28 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    The results suggest a broad impairment in EF in adolescents with DS, and are consistent with several similar studies conducted with adults with DS.

  24. Communication breaks-Down: from neurodevelopment defects to cognitive disabilities in Down syndrome

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Progress in neurobiology 2010-01-25 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Down syndrome (DS) is the leading cause of genetically-defined intellectual disability and congenital birth defects.

  25. A nuclear factor-binding domain in the 5'-untranslated region of the amyloid precursor protein promoter: implications for the regulation of gene expression

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 31 out of 100. BMC research notes 2010-01-12 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    The 5' untranslated region (UTR) of the APP gene, encompassing 147 base pairs between the transcriptional (+1) and the translational start site, was examined for its role in APP expression.

  26. Alzheimer Abeta peptide induces chromosome mis-segregation and aneuploidy, including trisomy 21: requirement for tau and APP

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Molecular biology of the cell 2009-12-23 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Both sporadic and familial Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients exhibit increased chromosome aneuploidy, particularly trisomy 21, in neurons and other cells.

  27. Okadaic acid induces apoptosis in Down syndrome fibroblasts

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 32 out of 100. Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA 2009-12-13 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Down's syndrome (DS) is characterized by several pathological aspects leading to an increased susceptibility to cardiovascular diseases, infections, leukemia, endocrine alterations.

  28. Transactive response DNA-binding protein 43 burden in familial Alzheimer disease and Down syndrome

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Archives of neurology 2009-12-01 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Transactive response DNA-binding protein 43 pathology occurs in FAD and DS, similar to that observed in sporadic Alzheimer disease.

  29. Quantitative proteomics analysis of maternal plasma in Down syndrome pregnancies using isobaric tagging reagent (iTRAQ)

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Journal of biomedicine & biotechnology 2009-11-05 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Currently no specific biomarkers exist for the screening of pregnancies at risk for Down syndrome (DS).

  30. Characterization of a mouse model overexpressing beta-site APP-cleaving enzyme 2 reveals a new role for BACE2

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 34 out of 100. Genes, brain, and behavior 2009-09-22 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    BACE2 is homologous to BACE1, a beta-secretase that is involved in the amyloidogenic pathway of amyloid precursor protein (APP), and maps to the Down syndrome critical region of chromosome 21.

  31. The efficacy, safety, and tolerability of donepezil for the treatment of young adults with Down syndrome

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 67 out of 100. American journal of medical genetics. Part A 2009-08-01 Treatments

    The objective of our study was to assess the efficacy and safety of donepezil in young adults with Down syndrome (DS) but no evidence of Alzheimer disease (AD).

  32. The genetic architecture of Down syndrome phenotypes revealed by high-resolution analysis of human segmental trisomies

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2009-07-13 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Down syndrome (DS), or trisomy 21, is a common disorder associated with several complex clinical phenotypes.

  33. Differential processing of amyloid-beta precursor protein directs human embryonic stem cell proliferation and differentiation into neuronal precursor cells

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2009-06-19 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    The amyloid-beta precursor protein (AbetaPP) is a ubiquitously expressed transmembrane protein whose cleavage product, the amyloid-beta (Abeta) protein, is deposited in amyloid plaques in neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer disease, Down syndrome, and head injury.

  34. A fibril-specific, conformation-dependent antibody recognizes a subset of Abeta plaques in Alzheimer disease, Down syndrome and Tg2576 transgenic mouse brain

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Acta neuropathologica 2009-04-10 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Beta-amyloid (Abeta) is thought to be a key contributor to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease (AD) in the general population and in adults with Down syndrome (DS).

  35. A systems biology approach to Down syndrome: identification of Notch/Wnt dysregulation in a model of stem cells aging

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Biochimica et biophysica acta 2009-02-06 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Stem cells are central to the development and maintenance of many tissues.

  36. Differential gene expression in ADAM10 and mutant ADAM10 transgenic mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. BMC genomics 2009-02-05 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    In general, there was only a moderate alteration of gene expression in ADAM10 overexpressing mice.

  37. Intrinsic defect of the immune system in children with Down syndrome: a review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Clinical and experimental immunology 2009-01-22 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Down syndrome (DS) is the most frequent cause of mental retardation in man.

  38. Setting a public health research agenda for Down syndrome: summary of a meeting sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Down Syndrome Society

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. American journal of medical genetics. Part A 2008-12-01 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    On November 8-9, 2007, a meeting entitled "Setting a Public Health Research Agenda for Down Syndrome" was held to review current knowledge, identify gaps, and develop priorities for future public health research related to Down syndrome.

  39. Quantitative proteomics characterization of a mouse embryonic stem cell model of Down syndrome

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Molecular & cellular proteomics : MCP 2008-11-10 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Down syndrome, caused by the trisomy of chromosome 21, is a complex condition characterized by a number of phenotypic features, including reduced neuron number and synaptic plasticity, early Alzheimer disease-like neurodegeneration, craniofacial dysmorphia, heart development defects, increased incidence of childhood leukemia, and powerful suppression of the incidence of most solid tumors.

  40. The Down syndrome candidate dual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1A phosphorylates the neurodegeneration-related septin 4

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Neuroscience 2008-10-01 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    The dual-specific kinase DYRK1A (dual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1A) is the mammalian orthologue of the Drosophila minibrain (MNB) protein kinase and executes diverse roles in neuronal development and adult brain physiology.

  41. Tumorigenesis and neurodegeneration: two sides of the same coin?

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology 2008-08-01 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Dysregulation of genes that control cell-cycle progression and DNA repair is a hallmark of tumorigenesis.

  42. Increased dosage of Dyrk1A alters alternative splicing factor (ASF)-regulated alternative splicing of tau in Down syndrome

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2008-07-24 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Two groups of tau, 3R- and 4R-tau, are generated by alternative splicing of tau exon 10.

  43. Down syndrome fibroblast model of Alzheimer-related endosome pathology: accelerated endocytosis promotes late endocytic defects

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. The American journal of pathology 2008-06-05 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Endocytic dysfunction is an early pathological change in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Down's syndrome (DS).

  44. [Biochemical alterations in patients with Down syndrome]

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 30 out of 100. Orvosi hetilap 2008-06-01 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Plasma homocysteine value proved to be lower in 7 of the 30 and higher in 6 of the 30 patients studied than the reference range.

  45. Reduced telomere length in older men with premutation alleles of the fragile X mental retardation 1 gene

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 33 out of 100. American journal of medical genetics. Part A 2008-06-01 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Reduced telomere length has recently been reported in T lymphocytes of individuals with trisomy 21 Down syndrome (DS) and dementia.

  46. Overexpression of Dyrk1A contributes to neurofibrillary degeneration in Down syndrome

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 2008-05-28 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Adults with Down syndrome (DS) develop Alzheimer neurofibrillary degeneration in the brain, but the underlying molecular mechanism is unknown.

  47. DNA damage and repair: relevance to mechanisms of neurodegeneration

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology 2008-05-01 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    DNA damage is a form of cell stress and injury that has been implicated in the pathogenesis of many neurologic disorders, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer disease, Down syndrome, Parkinson disease, cerebral ischemia, and head trauma.

  48. Mosaicism for trisomy 21 in a patient with young-onset dementia: a case report and brief literature review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Archives of neurology 2008-03-01 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    As mosaicism for trisomy 21 can present with no or minimal manifestations of Down syndrome, it may be underdiagnosed as a cause of early-onset AD.

  49. Coenzyme Q10 and oxidative imbalance in Down syndrome: biochemical and clinical aspects

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 31 out of 100. BioFactors (Oxford, England) 2008-01-01 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Down syndrome (DS) is a chromosomal abnormality (trisomy 21) associated with mental retardation and Alzheimer-like dementia, characteristic change of the individual's phenotype and premature ageing.

  50. Protein expression of BACE1, BACE2 and APP in Down syndrome brains

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Amino acids 2007-12-29 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Down syndrome (DS) is the most common human chromosomal abnormality caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21.

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