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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2018

Early striatal amyloid deposition distinguishes Down syndrome and autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease from late-onset amyloid deposition.

Ann D Cohen, Eric McDade, Brad Christian, Julie Price, Chester Mathis, William Klunk, Benjamin L Handen

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Article in Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers.

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50 citing papers in PubMed, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ann D CohenDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Electronic address: cohenad@upmc.edu.
Eric McDadeDepartment of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Brad ChristianDepartment of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine, Madison, WI, USA.
Julie PriceDepartment of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; A. A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Chester MathisDepartment of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
William KlunkDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Benjamin L HandenDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
University of Pittsburgh · USAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging · USUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

National Centralized Repository for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (NCRAD)U24AG021886 · NIA · INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS · PI TATIANA M. FOROUD · 2002 to 2026
$119.8M
Project 3: Biomarkers for DS Clinical TrialsU19AG068054 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI ANCES, BEAU M · 2020 to 2025
$103.7M
Vascular Moderators of the Impact of Alzheimer's Pathology in the Young-OldP01AG025204 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI HOWARD J AIZENSTEIN, Ann D. Cohen · 2005 to 2026
$56.5M
TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASEP50AG005133 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI KAMBOH, M. ILYAS · 1985 to 2019
$43.0M
NiAD Supplement WashU Start UpU01AG051406 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CONSTANTINO, JOHN N., HANDEN, BENJAMIN L · 2015 to 2019
$21.3M
Roles of Gray Matter Brain Aging and Small Vessel Disease in AD PathophysiologyRF1AG025516 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI AIZENSTEIN, HOWARD J, VILLEMAGNE, VICTOR LUIS · 2014 to 2021
$9.0M
Natural History of Amyloid Deposition in Adults with Down SyndromeR01AG031110 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI HANDEN, BENJAMIN L · 2009 to 2016
$5.2M
AMYLOID PATHOLOGY AND COGNITION IN NORMAL ELDERLYR37AG025516 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI KLUNK, WILLIAM E · 2005 to 2014
$4.3M
Cerebrovascular Reactivity in the Presence of Cerebral Amyloid and Cerebrovascular Disease: A novel multi-modal imaging measure of vascular reserve in cognitively normal elderlyK23AG046363 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MCDADE, ERIC MARTIN · 2015 to 2019
$677k
NIA NIH HHS K23 AG046363NIA NIH HHS P01 AG025204NIA NIH HHS P50 AG005133NIA NIH HHS R01 AG031110NIA NIH HHS R37 AG025516NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG025516NIA NIH HHS U01 AG051406NIA NIH HHS U19 AG068054NIA NIH HHS U24 AG021886
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe objective of this study was to evaluate amyloid β (Aβ) deposition patterns in different groups of cerebral β amyloidosis: (1) nondemented with amyloid precursor protein overproduction (Down syndrome); (2) nondemented with abnormal processing of amyloid precursor protein (preclinical autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease); (3) presumed alteration in Aβ clearance with clinical symptoms (late-onset AD); and (4) presumed alterations in Aβ clearance (preclinical AD).

methodsWe performed whole-brain voxelwise comparison of cerebral Aβ between 23 Down syndrome, 10 preclinical autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease, 17 late-onset AD, and 16 preclinical AD subjects, using Pittsburgh Compound B-positron emission tomography.

resultsWe found both Down syndrome and preclinical autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease shared a distinct pattern of increased bilateral striatal and thalamic Aβ deposition compared to late-onset AD and preclinical AD.

conclusionDisorders associated with early-life alterations in amyloid precursor protein production or processing are associated with a distinct pattern of early striatal fibrillary Aβ deposition before significant cognitive impairment. A better understanding of this unique pattern could identify important mechanisms of Aβ deposition and possibly important targets for early intervention.

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AdultAgedAge of OnsetAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorCognitive DysfunctionCorpus StriatumDiagnosis, DifferentialDown SyndromeFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPlaque, AmyloidPositron-Emission TomographyAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAutosomal dominant Alzheimer dementiaAβ42Diffuse plaqueDown syndromePittsburgh compound BStriatum

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