Resources for Professionals Adapting Eligibility Criteria for Prescribing FDA Approved Anti-amyloid Immunotherapeutics for Adults with Down Syndrome with Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Dementia An international group of experts convened to determine prescribing criteria equivalences that would be inclusionary…Kim WarrenJune 2, 2023
Resources for Professionals Parents as Primary Sexuality Educators for Adolescents and Adults With Down Syndrome Limited research exists on the effectiveness of in-person workshops to help parents talk about sexuality.…Rigsby RigsbyMay 3, 2022
Resources for Professionals Medical Vulnerability of Individuals with Down Syndrome to Severe COVID-19 Health conditions, immune dysfunction, and premature aging associated with trisomy 21 (Down syndrome, DS) may…Rigsby RigsbyMay 3, 2022
Resources for Professionals Prevalence of Common Disease Conditions in a Large Cohort of Individuals with Down Syndrome Given the current life expectancy and number of individuals living with Down syndrome (DS), it…Rigsby RigsbyMay 3, 2022
Resources for Professionals Mechanistic Analysis of Age-Related Clinical Manifestations in Down Syndrome Studies suggest human trisomy 21 impacts several diseases in an age-dependent manner. Thus, understanding the…Rigsby RigsbyApril 29, 2022
Resources for Professionals Supporting a Happy, Healthy Adolescence for Young People with Down Syndrome and Other Intellectual Disabilities: Recommendations for Clinicians Purpose of Review: To review clinical updates and current healthcare issues for adolescents with Down…Rigsby RigsbyApril 27, 2022
Resources for Professionals Sport Preparticipation Screening for Asymptomatic Atlantoaxial Instability Patients with Down syndrome are at risk of atlantoaxial instability (AAI). Although AAI can occur…Rigsby RigsbyApril 27, 2022
Resources for Professionals Supporting Parents as Sexuality Educators for Individuals with Intellectual Disability This article describes how the Home Based Adolescent Sexuality Education for Intellectual Disabilities (Home B.A.S.E.)…Rigsby RigsbyApril 27, 2022
Resources for Professionals The Pattern of Malignancies in Down Syndrome and Its Potential Context with the Immune System The immune surveillance theory of cancer posits that the body's immune system detects and destroys…Rigsby RigsbyApril 27, 2022
Resources for Professionals The Utility of Anti-Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody-IgA (tTG-IgA) Testing for Celiac Disease This article assesses the diagnostic accuracy of the anti-tissue transglutaminase IgA antibody (tTG-IgA) test compared…Rigsby RigsbyApril 27, 2022