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ReviewAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2025

Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Down Syndrome Cores: Experience from two sites.

Lauren Ptomey, Christy Hom, Heather Wilkins, Eric Doran, Sierra T Wright, Dan Hoang, Brandon Delehoy, Ira T Lott, Jaime Perales-Puchalt, Brian Helsel and 3 more

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Review in Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Down Syndrome Cores: Experience from two sites.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Lauren PtomeyDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
Christy HomDepartment of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA.
Heather WilkinsDepartment of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
Eric DoranDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, Orange, California, USA.
Sierra T WrightInstitute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, University of California, Irvine, California, USA.
Dan HoangInstitute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, University of California, Irvine, California, USA.
Brandon DelehoyInstitute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, University of California, Irvine, California, USA.
Ira T LottDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, Orange, California, USA.
Jaime Perales-PuchaltDepartment of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
Brian HelselDepartment of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
Jeffrey BurnsDepartment of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
Joshua D GrillDepartment of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA.
Elizabeth HeadInstitute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, University of California, Irvine, California, USA.

Funding

RADx-UP: Improving the Response of Local Urban and Rural Communities to Disparities in Covid-19 TestingUL1TR002366 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI Mario Castro, JAMES STEVEN LEEDER · 2017 to 2026
$44.3M
The Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at the University of California, IrvineP30AG066519 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI Mathew Mark Blurton-Jones · 2020 to 2026
$27.9M
University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (KU ADRC)P30AG072973 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI Mohammad Haeri · 2021 to 2026
$25.3M
longitudinal assessment of stress and stress-related concepts across a behavioral weight loss interventionP20GM144269 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI Chelsea L Kracht, John P Thyfault · 2022 to 2026
$14.9M
Institute for Clinical and Translational ScienceUM1TR004927 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI DAN M COOPER, Eric J. Vilain · 2024 to 2026
$12.2M
The Impact of Weight Loss on Alzheimer's Disease Risk in Adults with Down SyndromeR33AG078967 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI Lauren Taylor Ptomey, DEBRA K SULLIVAN · 2024 to 2026
$3.1M
The Impact of Weight Loss on Alzheimer's Disease Risk in Adults with Down SyndromeR61AG078967 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI PTOMEY, LAUREN TAYLOR, SULLIVAN, DEBRA K · 2022 to 2023
$1.1M
Assessment of Physical Activity for Alzheimer's Disease Research in Down SyndromeK01AG083130 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI Brian Helsel · 2023 to 2026
$501k
KUMC - NIH/NIA P30AG072973NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002366NCATS NIH HHS UM1 TR004927NIA NIH HHS K01 AG083130NIA NIH HHS P30 AG066519NIA NIH HHS P30AG066519NIA NIH HHS P30 AG072973NIA NIH HHS R33 AG078967NIA NIH HHS R61 AG078967NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM144269NIH/NIA AG078967NIH/NIA UL1TR002366UCI - NIH/NIA P30AG066519
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Down syndrome (DS) is the most common genetic cause of Alzheimer's disease (AD). As individuals with DS live longer, the prevalence of AD-related dementia increases, underscoring a growing public health concern. Historically, research efforts have largely overlooked the early manifestations and neuropathological trajectory of AD in DS, limiting our understanding of how closely it mirrors or diverges from sporadic AD in the general population. The Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) network, supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), plays a critical role in addressing this gap. This paper highlights the experiences of two ADRCs-University of California, Irvine (UCI) and University of Kansas Medical Center (KU) in developing dedicated research cores focused on aging and AD in individuals with DS. We describe cohort characteristics, outcome measures, major scientific contributions, and the challenges and opportunities that have emerged in this specialized area of research. HIGHLIGHTS: Down syndrome (DS) is the most common genetic cause of Alzheimer's disease (AD). People with DS benefit from inclusion into the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) network. Clinical, cognitive, neuroimaging, and fluid biomarkers research inclusive of people with DS is feasible and encouraged. This review highlights the research of two sites and lessons learned from including people with DS in the ADRC ecosystem.

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Alzheimer DiseaseBiomedical ResearchDown SyndromeAgedFemaleHumansMaleDown syndrome moduleinduced pluripotent stem cellslifestylemetabolismneuropathologyneuropsychologytrisomy 21

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PMID40847661
PMCPMC12374163

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