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Blood type gene locus has no influence on ACE association with Alzheimer's disease

Braae, Anne; Medway, Christopher; Carrasquillo, Minerva; Younkin, Steven; Kehoe, Patrick G.; Morgan, Kevin

Authors

Anne Braae

Christopher Medway

Minerva Carrasquillo

Steven Younkin

Patrick G. Kehoe

Kevin Morgan



Abstract

The ABO blood group locus was recently found to contribute independently as well as via interactions with ACE gene variation to plasma levels of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE). Variation in ACE has also previously been implicated as conferring susceptibility for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but has also been proposed to confer risk via interactions with other as yet unknown genes. More recently, larger studies have not supported ACE as a risk factor for AD, while the role of ACE pathway in AD has come under increased levels of scrutiny with respect to various aspects of AD pathology and possible therapies. We explored the potential combined involvement of ABO and ACE variation in the genetic susceptibility of 2067 AD cases compared to 1376 non-demented elderly. Including the effects of ABO haplotype did not provide any evidence for the genetic association of ACE with AD.

Citation

Braae, A., Medway, C., Carrasquillo, M., Younkin, S., Kehoe, P. G., & Morgan, K. (2015). Blood type gene locus has no influence on ACE association with Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology of Aging, 36(4), Article 1767.e1-1767.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2015.01.013

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Apr 1, 2015
Deposit Date Mar 10, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Neurobiology of Aging
Print ISSN 0197-4580
Electronic ISSN 1558-1497
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 36
Issue 4
Article Number 1767.e1-1767.e2
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2015.01.013
Keywords Alzheimer's disease, Angiotensin-converting enzyme, ABO blood group, Genome-wide association study
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/984172
Publisher URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197458015000469

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