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Down Syndrome, Partial Trisomy 21, and Absence of Alzheimer’s Disease: The Role of APP

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Overexpression of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene on chromosome 21 in Down syndrome (DS) has been linked to increased brain amyloid levels and early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD). An elderly man with phenotypic DS and partial trisomy of chromosome 21 (PT21) lacked triplication of APP affording an opportunity to study the role of this gene in the pathogenesis of dementia. Multidisciplinary studies between ages 66–72 years comprised neuropsychological testing, independent neurological exams, amyloid PET imaging with 11 C-Pittsburgh compound-B (PiB), plasma amyloid-β (Aβ) measurements, and a brain autopsy examination. The clinical phenotype was typical for DS and his intellectual disability was mild in severity. His serial neuropsychological test scores showed less than a 3% decline as compared to high functioning individuals with DS who developed dementia wherein the scores declined 17–28% per year. No dementia was detected on neurological examinations. On PiB-PET scans, the patient with PT21 had lower PiB standard uptake values than controls with typical DS or sporadic AD. Plasma Aβ 42 was lower than values for demented or non-demented adults with DS. Neuropathological findings showed only a single neuritic plaque and neurofibrillary degeneration consistent with normal aging but not AD. Taken together the findings in this rare patient with PT21 confirm the obligatory role of APP in the clinical, biochemical, and neuropathological findings of AD in DS.

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Authors
Doran, E., Keator, D., Head, E., Phelan, M. J., Kim, R., Totoiu, M., Barrio, J. R., Small, G. W., Potkin, S. G., & Lott, I. T.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Irvine Medical Center (US)
  • University of California, Irvine (US)
  • University of Kentucky (US)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Corresponding author
Lott, Ira T.
Venue
Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease
Published
2016-12-09
Volume
56
Issue
2
Pages
459-470
ISSN
  • 1387-2877 (ISSN-L)
  • 1875-8908
OpenAlex
W2567009735
Cited by
244
References
68
Citations by year
2026: 16 · 2025: 45 · 2024: 35 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 31 · 2021: 28 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 27 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 5
FWCI
11.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Alzheimer s Disease (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (UL1TR000153)
  • National Institute on Aging (P50AG016573, R01AG021912, U01AG051412, R01AG033015, U19AG068054, U24AG021886)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (U01MH097435)
  • National Center for Research Resources (U24RR021992, P20RR020837)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD065160, R01HD064993)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Keywords
Down syndrome, partial trisomy 21
MeSH terms
Aged, Alzheimer Disease, Brain, Down Syndrome, Humans, Male, Phenotype, Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor

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