Janicki SC

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus

2012

Polymorphisms in HSD17B1: Early Onset and Increased Risk of Alzheimer's Disease in Women with Down Syndrome.

Current gerontology and geriatrics research ·doi:10.1155/2012/361218

Background/Aims. Genetic variants that affect estrogen activity may influence the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In women with Down syndrome, we examined the relation of polymorphisms in hydroxysteroid-17beta-dehydrogenase (HSD17B1) to a…

2010

Hormonal influences on cognition and risk for Alzheimer's disease.

Current neurology and neuroscience reports ·doi:10.1007/s11910-010-0122-6

Research increasingly suggests that changes in estrogen levels during aging may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, the most common type of dementia. This update reviews the newest information about estrogen and cognitive aging, inclu…