PSEN1 polymorphisms alter the rate of cognitive decline in sporadic Alzheimer's disease patients.

Mutations in amyloid precursor protein (APP) and presenilin (PSEN) genes are known to cause familial early-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD), which account for around 5% of AD cases. Genetic associations for the remaining "sporadic" cases, other than the risks associated with the apolipo...

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Main Authors: Belbin, O, Beaumont, H, Warden, D, Smith, A, Kalsheker, N, Morgan, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009
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author Belbin, O
Beaumont, H
Warden, D
Smith, A
Kalsheker, N
Morgan, K
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Beaumont, H
Warden, D
Smith, A
Kalsheker, N
Morgan, K
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description Mutations in amyloid precursor protein (APP) and presenilin (PSEN) genes are known to cause familial early-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD), which account for around 5% of AD cases. Genetic associations for the remaining "sporadic" cases, other than the risks associated with the apolipoprotein (APOE) epsilon4 allele are currently not fully established. The aim of this study was to investigate whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in PSEN1 are associated with a modified risk for sporadic AD or a modified disease phenotype. Eight tag SNPs were identified using linkage disequilibrium (LD) data from the International HapMap project providing coverage of the entire PSEN1 gene. These SNPs were investigated for AD susceptibility in a case-control haplotype association study (N=714) and for genotype-specific effects on cognitive performance in AD patients (N=169) using non-linear mixed effects modelling. Replication of a mild associated-risk of an intronic PSEN1 polymorphism with AD was achieved (P=0.03). No other single SNPs or haplotypes were associated with AD risk. However, 3 SNPs were associated with an altered rate of cognitive decline underlining their role as genetic modifiers of disease.
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spelling oxford-uuid:62774ab3-5fa8-413c-bbde-cff316e64dd32022-03-26T18:06:24ZPSEN1 polymorphisms alter the rate of cognitive decline in sporadic Alzheimer's disease patients.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:62774ab3-5fa8-413c-bbde-cff316e64dd3EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2009Belbin, OBeaumont, HWarden, DSmith, AKalsheker, NMorgan, KMutations in amyloid precursor protein (APP) and presenilin (PSEN) genes are known to cause familial early-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD), which account for around 5% of AD cases. Genetic associations for the remaining "sporadic" cases, other than the risks associated with the apolipoprotein (APOE) epsilon4 allele are currently not fully established. The aim of this study was to investigate whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in PSEN1 are associated with a modified risk for sporadic AD or a modified disease phenotype. Eight tag SNPs were identified using linkage disequilibrium (LD) data from the International HapMap project providing coverage of the entire PSEN1 gene. These SNPs were investigated for AD susceptibility in a case-control haplotype association study (N=714) and for genotype-specific effects on cognitive performance in AD patients (N=169) using non-linear mixed effects modelling. Replication of a mild associated-risk of an intronic PSEN1 polymorphism with AD was achieved (P=0.03). No other single SNPs or haplotypes were associated with AD risk. However, 3 SNPs were associated with an altered rate of cognitive decline underlining their role as genetic modifiers of disease.
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Beaumont, H
Warden, D
Smith, A
Kalsheker, N
Morgan, K
PSEN1 polymorphisms alter the rate of cognitive decline in sporadic Alzheimer's disease patients.
title PSEN1 polymorphisms alter the rate of cognitive decline in sporadic Alzheimer's disease patients.
title_full PSEN1 polymorphisms alter the rate of cognitive decline in sporadic Alzheimer's disease patients.
title_fullStr PSEN1 polymorphisms alter the rate of cognitive decline in sporadic Alzheimer's disease patients.
title_full_unstemmed PSEN1 polymorphisms alter the rate of cognitive decline in sporadic Alzheimer's disease patients.
title_short PSEN1 polymorphisms alter the rate of cognitive decline in sporadic Alzheimer's disease patients.
title_sort psen1 polymorphisms alter the rate of cognitive decline in sporadic alzheimer s disease patients
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