Genetic association of CYP46 and risk for Alzheimer's disease
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Generalized Psychophysiological Interaction (PPI) Analysis of Memory Related Connectivity in Individuals at Genetic Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
Published on: November 14, 2017
Onofre Combarros1, Jon Infante, Javier Llorca
1Neurology Service, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (University of Cantabria), Santander, Spain. combarro@unican.es
Abstract:
An increasing number of studies suggest that cholesterol plays an important role in regulating beta-amyloid (Abeta) metabolism in Alzheimer's disease (AD). One of the most important mechanisms for the elimination of excess brain cholesterol is its conversion into the 24S-hydroxycholesterol catalyzed by cholesterol 24S-hydroxylase (CYP46). Preliminary evidence indicates that an intron 2 CYP46 T/C gene polymorphismis associated with increased brain Abeta load and higher risk of AD. A case-control study utilizing a clinically well-defined group of 321 sporadic AD patients and 315 control subjects was performed to test this association. Our results indicate that the intron 2 CYP46 C/C genotype may predispose to AD, and this association is independent of the apolipoprotein E genotype.
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