Researchers

Paredes, Daniel A PHD

University of Denver

INCLUDE Grants

Polyamines in Down syndrome-Alzheimer’s disease
R21AG070297
NIA
R21
Early onset Alzheimer's disease occurs in eighty percent of individuals with Down syndrome with few therapeutic options available. This study provides the opportunity to use the polyamine pathway as a potential drug target that could be a contributing factor in the development of neuropathology underlying dementia in Down syndrome.