## Abstract Down syndrome (DS) is characterized by increased mortality rates, both during early and later stages of life, and ageβspecific mortality risk remains higher in adults with DS compared with the overall population of people with mental retardation and with typically developing populations
The neurobiology and genetics of Alzheimer's disease
β Scribed by Simon Lovestone
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 421 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6222
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