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Jul 3, 2018

Scientists find gene linking Down syndrome, early Alzheimer’s

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British researchers are zeroing in on genes they believe are responsible for early onset Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down syndrome.


WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2018 — British researchers are zeroing in on the genes that they believe are responsible for early onset Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down syndrome.

The two conditions have long been strongly linked.

The findings — based on research with mice — could pave the way for new medicines to prevent Alzheimer’s in people with Down syndrome, and shed light on the development of dementia in the general population, the study authors said.

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