Parental Age and the Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease in Offspring: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia worldwide, accounting for 50–75% of all cases. While older maternal and paternal age at childbirth are established risk factors for Down syndrome which is associated with later AD, it is still not entirely clear whether parent...

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Main Authors: Natalia Szejko, Pedro Macul Ferreira de Barros, Victor J. Avila-Quintero, Adam Lombroso, Michael Howard Bloch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2021-06-01
Series:Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/515523