Researchers
Paredes, Daniel A PHD
University of Denver
INCLUDE Grants
Polyamines in Down syndrome-Alzheimer’s disease
Grant Number
R21AG070297
NIH Institute
NIA
Mechanism
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.