DIAD 101: An Introduction to Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer’s Disease

Description: An introduction to Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, the genetic mutations seen in DIAD, the biomarkers researchers use to track disease progression, and clinical trials aimed at preventing the progression of Alzheimer’s disease
Runtime: 01:12:23

Speaker: Lindsay A. Hohsfield, PhD
Speaker title: Assistant Project Scientist
Speaker organization: University of California, Irvine

Event: 2020 Virtual DIAD Family Conference
Year: 2020

Search tags: cognitive impairment, dementia, amyloid plaques, tau tangles, PSEN1, PSEN2, APP, APOE4, TREM2, risk factors, genetics, p.Glu280Ala, E280A, adenine, alanine, cytosine, glutamic acid, BASE inhibitor, antibodies, biomarkers, clinical assessment, neuropsychological assessment, brain imaging, biochemical analysis, clinical trials, primary prevention trials, secondary prevention trials, preclinical Alzheimer’s