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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-6-26
pubmed:abstractText
A vigorous controversy exists over whether tau tangles or amyloid-beta plaques are the primary cause of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease (AD), and it is not well established whether genetic variation in tau is associated with AD. A recently identified novel protein, named Saitohin (STH), shares tissue expression pattern with tau, and preliminary evidence in a North American population indicates that a polymorphism at codon 7 (Q7R) of the STH gene is a predisposing factor for sporadic AD. A case-control study utilizing a clinically well-defined group of 315 sporadic AD patients and 307 control subjects was performed to test this association. The current study reveals that increased risk of AD associated with the STH RR genotype (OR 2.17, p = 0.04) is limited to late-onset (after the age of 72 years) AD cases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1420-8008
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2003 S. Karger AG, Basel
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
132-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-3-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12826738-Age of Onset, pubmed-meshheading:12826738-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12826738-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:12826738-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:12826738-Alzheimer Disease, pubmed-meshheading:12826738-Apolipoprotein E4, pubmed-meshheading:12826738-Apolipoproteins E, pubmed-meshheading:12826738-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:12826738-Codon, pubmed-meshheading:12826738-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12826738-Gene Dosage, pubmed-meshheading:12826738-Gene Frequency, pubmed-meshheading:12826738-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:12826738-Heterozygote, pubmed-meshheading:12826738-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12826738-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12826738-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12826738-Odds Ratio, pubmed-meshheading:12826738-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:12826738-tau Proteins
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Age-dependent association between the Q7R polymorphism in the Saitohin gene and sporadic Alzheimer's disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Neurology Service, 'Marqués de Valdecilla' University Hospital, University of Cantabria, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't