| Literature DB >> 20566859 |
Bryan J Traynor1, Michael Nalls, Shiao-Lin Lai, Raphael J Gibbs, Jennifer C Schymick, Sampath Arepalli, Dena Hernandez, Marcel P van der Brug, Janel O Johnson, Allissa Dillman, Mark Cookson, Cristina Moglia, Andrea Calvo, Gabriella Restagno, Gabriele Mora, Adriano Chiò.
Abstract
It was recently reported that rs1541160 on chromosome 1q24.2 has a marked effect on survival of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients by influencing KIFAP3 expression. The cohorts used in that study were collected from ALS specialty clinics. We attempted to replicate these findings in a population-based cohort of 504 Italian ALS patients. None of 140 SNPs genotyped within the KIFAP3 locus (including rs1541160) had an effect on survival (log-rank P value for rs1541160 = 0.47) or on gene expression in that region. These data illustrate the complexities associated with analyzing ALS phenotypes for association.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20566859 PMCID: PMC2901467 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0914079107
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205