Abstract
The only established genetic determinant of non-Mendelian forms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the ε4 allele of the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE). Recently, it has been reported that the P86L polymorphism of the calcium homeostasis modulator 1 gene (CALHM1) is associated with the risk of developing AD. In order to independently assess this association, we performed a meta-analysis of 7,873 AD cases and 13,274 controls of Caucasian origin (from a total of 24 centers in Belgium, Finland, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and the USA). Our results indicate that the CALHM1 P86L polymorphism is likely not a genetic determinant of AD but may modulate age of onset by interacting with the effect of the ε4 allele of the APOE gene.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 247-255 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Alzheimer's Disease |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- Age of Onset
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Alzheimer Disease/epidemiology
- Apolipoprotein E4/genetics
- Calcium Channels/genetics
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Genetic/genetics
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