Alzheimer's disease and maternal age.
Findings from several studies suggest a relationship between Alzheimer's disease and Down'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.
D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D003704:Dementia / Q000209:etiology*; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008423:Maternal Age; D012306:Risk