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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
23
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-6-11
pubmed:abstractText
There is substantial evidence that cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of both Abeta42 and tau/ptau are promising biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease (AD). We show that both Abeta and tau exhibit more than 10-fold interindividual variation in CSF levels suggesting that these biomarkers may also be effectively used as endophenotypes for genetic studies of AD. To test the role of common variation in the gene encoding microtubule associated protein tau (MAPT) in influencing CSF tau/ptau levels, we genotyped 21 MAPT single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 313 individuals and tested for association with CSF tau/ptau levels. We identified alleles of several SNPs that show association with increased CSF tau/ptau levels. When CSF Abeta42 levels were used to stratify the sample into those with and without likely Abeta deposition in the brain the association was only observed in individuals with evidence of Abeta deposition. This association was replicated in an independent CSF series. When these SNPs were evaluated in a late-onset AD case control series the alleles associated with higher CSF tau/ptau were associated with an earlier age at onset but had no effect on risk for AD. In vivo gene expression studies show that these alleles are associated with increased MAPT mRNA levels in individuals with evidence of brain Abeta deposition. This endophenotype-based approach provides evidence for a gene (MAPT SNPs)-physiological environment (Abeta deposition) interaction that places changes in CSF tau after Abeta deposition and suggest that this interaction predisposes for the development of tauopathy and accelerated disease progression.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1091-6490
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
105
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
8050-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Variation in MAPT is associated with cerebrospinal fluid tau levels in the presence of amyloid-beta deposition.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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