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Link Found Between Down Syndrome and Alzheimer Disease
Canadian researchers led by Dr. Melvyn Ball report autopsy brain analyses show plaques and tangles in older Down syndrome patients identical to Alzheimer disease. While most Down syndrome patients develop plaques, only about one third show dementia, suggesting a possible genetic link and long term study plans with 80 to 90 patients under funding from Canadian and U.S. agencies.
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Science News
Melvyn Ball
University of Western Ontario
London
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Down’s
A Down
Minneapolis
Baltimore
Stanley Rappaprot
National Institute of Aging
Bethesda
Maryland
Dr. Ball
Medical Research Council of Canada
Health and Welfare Canada
U.S. National Institute of Aging