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Expanded genomewide scan implicates a novel locus at 3q28 among Caribbean hispanics with familial Alzheimer disease.

Joseph H Lee; Rong Cheng; Vincent Santana; Jennifer Williamson; Rafael Lantigua; Martin Medrano; Alex Arriaga; Yaakov Stern; Benjamin Tycko; Ekaterina Rogaeva; et al. (Profiled Authors: Mayeux, Richard; Stern, Yaakov; St George-Hyslop, Peter)

Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Columbia University, 630 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Archives of neurology 2006;63(11):1591-8.

OBJECTIVES: To identify novel candidate regions for late-onset Alzheimer disease (LOAD) and to confirm linkage in previously identified chromosomal regions. DESIGN: Family-based linkage analysis. SETTING: Probands with familial LOAD identified in clinics in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the United States. Patients We conducted a genome scan in 1161 members primarily clinically diagnosed as having LOAD; these members were from 209 families of Caribbean Hispanic ancestry. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: We analyzed 376 microsatellite markers with an average intermarker distance of 9.3 centimorgan. We conducted linkage analysis using possible and probable LOAD, and we performed affecteds-only 2-point linkage analyses assuming either an autosomal dominant or a recessive model. Subsequently, we conducted a multipoint affected sibling pair linkage analysis. RESULTS: Two-point parametric linkage analysis identified a locus at 3q28 with a genomewide empirical P value of .03 (logarithm of odds [LOD], 3.09) in a dominant model for probable and possible LOAD. Other regions suggestive of linkage included 2p25.3 (LOD, 1.77), 7p21.1 (LOD, 1.82), and 9q32 (LOD, 1.94). Under a recessive model, we also identified loci at 5p15.33 (LOD, 1.86), 12q24.21 (LOD, 2.43), 14q22.3 (LOD, 2.53), and 14q23.1 (LOD, 2.16) as suggestive for linkage. Restricted to probable LOAD, many of these loci continued to meet criteria suggestive for linkage, as did loci at 2p25.3 (LOD, 2.72), 3q28 (LOD, 2.28), 6p21.31 (LOD, 2.19), and 7p21.1 (LOD, 2.05). APOE conditional analysis indicated that the observed linkage at 3q28 was independent of the APOE epsilon4 allele. Multipoint nonparametric affected sibling pair linkage analysis provided confirmation of suggestive linkage for most, but not all, loci. CONCLUSIONS: Seven loci with LOD scores greater than 2.0 were identified among multiple affected Caribbean Hispanic families with LOAD. The highest LOD score was found at chromosome 3q28. At least 2 other independent studies have observed support for significant linkage at chromosome 3q28, highlighting this region as a locus for further genetic exploration.

2 Originating Grant

• 1.

  MAYEUX, RICHARD

  Genetic Epidemiology of Alzheimer's Disease in Hispanics

  1 December 1998 - 31 January 2014

  NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING

  Total Funding: $ 10,703,458

• 2.

  Mayeux, Richard P

  GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE IN HISPANICS

  1 December 1998 - 31 January 2004

  NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING

  Total Funding: $ 5,549,515

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