基礎科学と病態生理
Joong-Seok Kim1, Hyuk-Je Lee1, Bora Yoon1
1The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, NA, Korea, Republic of (South).
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association
|December 24, 2025
まとめ
本研究は、新規のPSEN2およびSLC20A2遺伝子の重複変異を有する75歳男性の認知機能低下のまれな症例を報告する。この発見は、認知症および脳石灰化の遺伝的原因の理解を深めるものである。
科学分野:
- 神経科学; 遺伝学; 放射線学
背景:
- 常染色体優性アルツハイマー病(ADAD)および原発性家族性脳石灰化症(PFBC)は、認知機能低下を引き起こすまれな遺伝性疾患である。75歳男性が記憶障害を呈し、脳画像で基底核石灰化、白質高信号、アミロイド沈着を示した。
研究 の 目的:
- 異常な脳画像所見を有する患者の認知機能低下の臨床的、放射線学的、および遺伝的基盤を調査する。観察された神経学的症状に寄与する可能性のある遺伝子変異を同定する。
主な方法:
- 神経画像検査には、アミロイド評価のための18F-フロルベタベンPET/CTおよび白質変化と微小出血のためのMRIが含まれた。PET SUVR値はCentiloidスケールに変換され、画像解析には標準化されたスケールが使用された。遺伝子変異を同定するために、1,097の認知症関連遺伝子の次世代シーケンシングが実施された。
主要な成果:
- 有意なアミロイドプラーク沈着(Centiloid 98.3)および高密度の鉱物沈着が観察され、PFBCまたは副甲状腺機能亢進症を示唆していた。MRIでは内側側頭葉の萎縮、重度の白質高信号、および脳微小出血が明らかになった。遺伝子解析により、病原性の可能性が高いSLC20A2変異および意義不明のPSEN2バリアントが同定された。
結論:
- 本症例は、PSEN2およびSLC20A2の複合変異が文書化された最初のインスタンスである。同定された遺伝子変異は、患者の認知機能低下および脳石灰化に関連している可能性がある。
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