2016-10-01
Rare Functional Variant in TM2D3 is Associated with Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease
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PL o S Genetics (Online) , Volume 12 - Issue 10
We performed an exome-wide association analysis in 1393 late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (LOAD) cases and 8141 controls from the CHARGE consortium. We found that a rare variant (P155L) in TM2D3 was enriched in Icelanders (~0.5% versus <0.05% in other European populations). In 433 LOAD cases and 3903 controls from the Icelandic AGES sub-study, P155L was associated with increased risk and earlier onset of LOAD [odds ratio (95% CI) = 7.5 (3.5–15.9), p = 6.6x10-9]. Mutation in the Drosophila TM2D3 homolog, almondex, causes a phenotype similar to loss of Notch/Presenilin signaling. Human TM2D3 is capable of rescuing these phenotypes, but this activity is abolished by P155L, establishing it as a functionally damaging allele. Our results establish a rare TM2D3 variant in association with LOAD susceptibility, and together with prior work suggests possible links to the β-amyloid cascade.
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| doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1006327, hdl.handle.net/1765/94202 | |
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| Organisation | Department of Epidemiology |
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Jakobsdottir, M., van der Lee, S., Bis, J., Chouraki, V., Li-Kroeger, D. (David), Yamamoto, S. (Shinya), … van Duijn, C. (2016). Rare Functional Variant in TM2D3 is Associated with Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease. PL o S Genetics (Online), 12(10). doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1006327 |
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