Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease in Down Syndrome
Epidemiological evidence suggests that by the age of 40 years, all individuals with Down syndrome (DS) have Alzheimer’s disease (AD) neuropathology. Clinical diagnosis of dementia by cognitive assessment is complex in these patients due to the pre-existing and varying intellectual disability, which...
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doaj-3e51fb784e6544389d4303c789dadd102021-08-26T13:55:38ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832021-08-01103639363910.3390/jcm10163639Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease in Down SyndromeLaia Montoliu-Gaya0Andre Strydom1Kaj Blennow2Henrik Zetterberg3Nicholas James Ashton4Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience & Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, 431 41 Mölndal, SwedenDepartment of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London WC2R 2LS, UKDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience & Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, 431 41 Mölndal, SwedenDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience & Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, 431 41 Mölndal, SwedenDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience & Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, 431 41 Mölndal, SwedenEpidemiological evidence suggests that by the age of 40 years, all individuals with Down syndrome (DS) have Alzheimer’s disease (AD) neuropathology. Clinical diagnosis of dementia by cognitive assessment is complex in these patients due to the pre-existing and varying intellectual disability, which may mask subtle declines in cognitive functioning. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and positron emission tomography (PET) biomarkers, although accurate, are expensive, invasive, and particularly challenging in such a vulnerable population. The advances in ultra-sensitive detection methods have highlighted blood biomarkers as a valuable and realistic tool for AD diagnosis. Studies with DS patients have proven the potential blood-based biomarkers for sporadic AD (amyloid-β, tau, phosphorylated tau, and neurofilament light chain) to be useful in this population. In addition, biomarkers related to other pathologies that could aggravate dementia progression—such as inflammatory dysregulation, energetic imbalance, or oxidative stress—have been explored. This review serves to provide a brief overview of the main findings from the limited neuroimaging and CSF studies, outline the current state of blood biomarkers to diagnose AD in patients with DS, discuss possible past limitations of the research, and suggest considerations for developing and validating blood-based biomarkers in the future.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/16/3639biomarkersDown syndromeAlzheimer’s diseasebloodcerebrospinal fluidpositron emission tomography |
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Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease in Down Syndrome |
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Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease in Down Syndrome |
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Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease in Down Syndrome |
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Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease in Down Syndrome |
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Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease in Down Syndrome |
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blood biomarkers for alzheimer’s disease in down syndrome |
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Epidemiological evidence suggests that by the age of 40 years, all individuals with Down syndrome (DS) have Alzheimer’s disease (AD) neuropathology. Clinical diagnosis of dementia by cognitive assessment is complex in these patients due to the pre-existing and varying intellectual disability, which may mask subtle declines in cognitive functioning. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and positron emission tomography (PET) biomarkers, although accurate, are expensive, invasive, and particularly challenging in such a vulnerable population. The advances in ultra-sensitive detection methods have highlighted blood biomarkers as a valuable and realistic tool for AD diagnosis. Studies with DS patients have proven the potential blood-based biomarkers for sporadic AD (amyloid-β, tau, phosphorylated tau, and neurofilament light chain) to be useful in this population. In addition, biomarkers related to other pathologies that could aggravate dementia progression—such as inflammatory dysregulation, energetic imbalance, or oxidative stress—have been explored. This review serves to provide a brief overview of the main findings from the limited neuroimaging and CSF studies, outline the current state of blood biomarkers to diagnose AD in patients with DS, discuss possible past limitations of the research, and suggest considerations for developing and validating blood-based biomarkers in the future. |
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