Basal Forebrain Cholinergic Neurons: Linking Down Syndrome and Alzheimer’s Disease

Down syndrome (DS, trisomy 21) is characterized by intellectual impairment at birth and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology in middle age. As individuals with DS age, their cognitive functions decline as they develop AD pathology. The susceptibility to degeneration of a subset of neurons, known as ba...

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Main Authors: Jose L. Martinez, Matthew D. Zammit, Nicole R. West, Bradley T. Christian, Anita Bhattacharyya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2021.703876/full