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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-11-25
pubmed:abstractText
An association study was performed between apolipoprotein E (apoE) polymorphism and the common structural polymorphism Glu/Asp at codon 298 of the nitric oxide synthase (NOS3) gene in late-onset sporadic Alzheimer's dementia probands (LOAD), diffuse Lewy body dementia cases (DLBD) and controls in a Hungarian sample. The frequency of individuals who carried the apoE epsilon4 allele was significantly more common in both dementia groups (LOAD, 20%; DLBD, 27%; control, 8%; control versus DLBD, chi2=13.264, degrees of freedom=2, P<0.001; control versus LOAD, chi2=6.628, degrees of freedom=2, P<0.036). However, there were no significant differences in the NOS3 genotype and allele distributions between the LOAD, DLBD and control groups. The apoE status has been found to be independent from the NOS3 codon 298 polymorphism in the examined cohort. Despite the facts that NOS3 is associated with neuritic sprouting, and aberrant neuronal and glial expression of the same molecule has been found in neurodegenerative diseases, it is unlikely that the polymorphism Glu/Asp of the NOS3 gene is involved in the development of LOAD and DLBD.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0955-8829
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
201-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
The nitric oxide synthase-3 codon 298 polymorphism is not associated with late-onset sporadic Alzheimer's dementia and Lewy body disease in a sample from Hungary.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, Albert Szent-Györgyi Center for Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary. kalmanj@nepsy.szote.u-szeged.hu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't