PTGS2 and early-onset autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with the dysregulation of several key enzymes, including acetylcholinesterase (AChE), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK-3β), β-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE-1), and caspase-3.