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Alzheimer's Disease and Maternal Age
Author(s) -
COHEN DONNA,
EISDORFER CARL,
LEVERENZ JAMES
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1982.tb05065.x
Subject(s) - medicine , disease , alzheimer's disease , down syndrome , risk factor , pediatrics , paternal age , gerontology , psychiatry , pregnancy , offspring , biology , genetics
Findings from several studies suggest a relationship between Alzheimer's disease and0020Down's syndrome. It has long been known that advanced maternal age is a risk factor for Down's syndrome, and that mothers who give birth to a child with this syndrome have characteristics consistent with accelerated aging. Little is known about risk factors for Alzheimer's disease, other than age. In this study, documentation is supplied for a hypothesis concerning a relationship between Alzheimer's disease and advanced maternal age.