Alzheimer's Disease and Maternal Age
- 1 October 1982
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Vol. 30 (10), 656-659
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1982.tb05065.x
Abstract
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.Keywords
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