Down syndrome causes extensive Alzheimer’s disease pathology in all individuals and has been instrumental in development of the amyloid hypothesis in AD. Here, the authors use proteomics on Down syndrome spinal fluid and brain tissues to illustrate the common and unique changes in DSAD compared to other genetic forms of AD and the more common late-onset form of the disease.
- Laia Montoliu-Gaya
- Shijia Bian
- Erik C. B. Johnson