| Literature DB >> 17496198 |
Saila Vepsäläinen, Michele Parkinson, Seppo Helisalmi, Arto Mannermaa, Hilkka Soininen, Rudolph E Tanzi, Lars Bertram, Mikko Hiltunen.
Abstract
The gene for insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE), which is located at chromosome 10q24, has been previously proposed as a candidate gene for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) based on its ability to degrade amyloid beta-protein. Genotyping of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the IDE gene in Finnish patients with AD and controls revealed SNPs rs4646953 and rs4646955 to be associated with AD, conferring an approximately two-fold increased risk. Single locus findings were corroborated by the results obtained from haplotype analyses. This suggests that genetic alterations in or near the IDE gene may increase the risk for developing AD.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17496198 PMCID: PMC2597950 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2006.048470
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Genet ISSN: 0022-2593 Impact factor: 6.318