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GAB2 alleles modify Alzheimer's risk in APOE epsilon4 carriers.

TitleGAB2 alleles modify Alzheimer's risk in APOE epsilon4 carriers.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsReiman, EM, Webster, JA, Myers, AJ, Hardy, J, Dunckley, T, Zismann, VL, Joshipura, KD, Pearson, JV, Hu-Lince, D, Huentelman, MJ, Craig, DW, Coon, KD, Liang, WS, Herbert, RLH, Beach, T, Rohrer, KC, Zhao, AS, Leung, D, Bryden, L, Marlowe, L, Kaleem, M, Mastroeni, D, Grover, A, Heward, CB, Ravid, R, Rogers, J, Hutton, ML, Melquist, S, Petersen, RC, Alexander, GE, Caselli, RJ, Kukull, W, Papassotiropoulos, A, Stephan, DA
JournalNeuron
Volume54
Issue5
Pagination713-20
Date Published2007 Jun 07
ISSN0896-6273
KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Alzheimer Disease, Apolipoprotein E4, Brain, Brain Chemistry, Cell Line, Tumor, DNA Mutational Analysis, Gene Expression Regulation, Gene Frequency, Genetic Markers, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genetic Testing, Haplotypes, Humans, Mutation, Neurofibrillary Tangles, Phosphorylation, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Risk Factors, tau Proteins
Abstract

The apolipoprotein E (APOE) epsilon4 allele is the best established genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD). We conducted genome-wide surveys of 502,627 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to characterize and confirm other LOAD susceptibility genes. In epsilon4 carriers from neuropathologically verified discovery, neuropathologically verified replication, and clinically characterized replication cohorts of 1411 cases and controls, LOAD was associated with six SNPs from the GRB-associated binding protein 2 (GAB2) gene and a common haplotype encompassing the entire GAB2 gene. SNP rs2373115 (p = 9 x 10(-11)) was associated with an odds ratio of 4.06 (confidence interval 2.81-14.69), which interacts with APOE epsilon4 to further modify risk. GAB2 was overexpressed in pathologically vulnerable neurons; the Gab2 protein was detected in neurons, tangle-bearing neurons, and dystrophic neuritis; and interference with GAB2 gene expression increased tau phosphorylation. Our findings suggest that GAB2 modifies LOAD risk in APOE epsilon4 carriers and influences Alzheimer's neuropathology.

DOI10.1016/j.neuron.2007.05.022
Alternate JournalNeuron
PubMed ID17553421
PubMed Central IDPMC2587162
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