Abstract
Epidemiological evidence supports the existence of a possible link between type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD). Polymorphisms from candidate genes for T2DM were genotyped in a two-stage approach to identify novel risk factors for LOAD. One hundred fifty-two polymorphisms were initially genotyped in a case:control cohort: nine SNPs showed individual association with disease status under at least one genetic model, while an additional two SNPs showed a haplotype association. In a replication study, we confirmed significant association of SNPs within three genes-PPAR gamma, SOS2, and PCK1-with Alzheimer's disease. In particular, our data suggest that the effect of variants within these genes might be influenced by gender. (c) 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 508 - 516 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics |
Volume | 144B |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 5 Jun 2007 |