| Literature DB >> 22797721 |
Daniela Galimberti1, Claudio D'Addario, Bernardo Dell'osso, Chiara Fenoglio, Alessandra Marcone, Chiara Cerami, Stefano F Cappa, M Carlotta Palazzo, Beatrice Arosio, Daniela Mari, Mauro Maccarrone, Nereo Bresolin, A Carlo Altamura, Elio Scarpini.
Abstract
Mutations in progranulin gene (GRN) are the most common cause of autosomal dominant familial frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). In addition, GRN variability influences the risk to develop the disease in non-carriers (sporadic FTLD). We evaluated progranulin gene (GRN) promoter methylation levels in peripheral blood mononuclear cells isolated from 38 patients with sporadic FTLD compared with 38 controls, and correlate them with GRN mRNA expression rate. The percentage of methylation of the GRN promoter was increased in patients with FTLD compared with controls (61.5 vs. 46.3 %, P < 0.001). A trend towards decreased GRN relative expression was observed in patients compared with controls (threefold decrease over controls, P > 0.05), together with a negative correlation between the degree of GRN promoter methylation and mRNA GRN levels (ρ = -0.1, P > 0.05). GRN promoter methylation was not correlated with age. In conclusion, the degree of methylation of the GRN promoter is increased in patients with FTLD as compared with controls, likely leading to a decreased expression of GRN.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID： 22797721 DOI： 10.1007/s10072-012-1151-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurol Sci ISSN： 1590-1874 Impact factor: 3.307