Genetic variants in the Fat and Obesity Associated (FTO) gene and risk of Alzheimer's disease.
<h4>Background</h4>Recent studies showed that polymorphisms in the Fat and Obesity-Associated (FTO) gene have robust effects on obesity, obesity-related traits and endophenotypes associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD).<h4>Methods</h4>We used 1,877 Caucasian cases and c...
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| author | Christiane Reitz Giuseppe Tosto Richard Mayeux Jose A Luchsinger NIA-LOAD/NCRAD Family Study Group Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>Recent studies showed that polymorphisms in the Fat and Obesity-Associated (FTO) gene have robust effects on obesity, obesity-related traits and endophenotypes associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD).<h4>Methods</h4>We used 1,877 Caucasian cases and controls from the NIA-LOAD study and 1,093 Caribbean Hispanics to further explore the association of FTO with AD. Using logistic regression, we assessed 42 SNPs in introns 1 and 2, the region previously reported to be associated with AD endophenotypes, which had been derived by genome-wide screenings. In addition, we performed gene expression analyses of neuropathologically confirmed AD cases and controls of two independent datasets (19 AD cases, 10 controls; 176 AD cases, 188 controls) using within- and between-group factors ANOVA of log(10) transformed rank invariant normalized expression data.<h4>Results</h4>In the NIALOAD study, one SNP was significantly associated with AD and three additional markers were close to significance (rs6499640, rs10852521, rs16945088, rs8044769, FDR p-value: 0.05<p<0.09). Two of the SNPs are in strong LD (D'>0.9) with the previously reported SNPs. In the Caribbean Hispanic dataset, we identified three SNPs (rs17219084, rs11075996, rs11075997, FDR p-value: 0.009<p<0.01) that were associated with AD. These results were confirmed by haplotype analyses and in a metaanalysis in which we included the ADNI dataset. FTO had a significantly lower expresssion in AD cases compared to controls in two independent datasets derived from human cortex and amygdala tissue, respectively (p = 2.18 × 10-5 and p<0.0001).<h4>Conclusions</h4>Our data support the notion that genetic variation in Introns 1 and 2 of the FTO gene may contribute to AD risk. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d7ffe3b8d3c04699bb2a64face9af7d72025-08-20T03:46:53ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032012-01-01712e5035410.1371/journal.pone.0050354Genetic variants in the Fat and Obesity Associated (FTO) gene and risk of Alzheimer's disease.Christiane ReitzGiuseppe TostoRichard MayeuxJose A LuchsingerNIA-LOAD/NCRAD Family Study GroupAlzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative<h4>Background</h4>Recent studies showed that polymorphisms in the Fat and Obesity-Associated (FTO) gene have robust effects on obesity, obesity-related traits and endophenotypes associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD).<h4>Methods</h4>We used 1,877 Caucasian cases and controls from the NIA-LOAD study and 1,093 Caribbean Hispanics to further explore the association of FTO with AD. Using logistic regression, we assessed 42 SNPs in introns 1 and 2, the region previously reported to be associated with AD endophenotypes, which had been derived by genome-wide screenings. In addition, we performed gene expression analyses of neuropathologically confirmed AD cases and controls of two independent datasets (19 AD cases, 10 controls; 176 AD cases, 188 controls) using within- and between-group factors ANOVA of log(10) transformed rank invariant normalized expression data.<h4>Results</h4>In the NIALOAD study, one SNP was significantly associated with AD and three additional markers were close to significance (rs6499640, rs10852521, rs16945088, rs8044769, FDR p-value: 0.05<p<0.09). Two of the SNPs are in strong LD (D'>0.9) with the previously reported SNPs. In the Caribbean Hispanic dataset, we identified three SNPs (rs17219084, rs11075996, rs11075997, FDR p-value: 0.009<p<0.01) that were associated with AD. These results were confirmed by haplotype analyses and in a metaanalysis in which we included the ADNI dataset. FTO had a significantly lower expresssion in AD cases compared to controls in two independent datasets derived from human cortex and amygdala tissue, respectively (p = 2.18 × 10-5 and p<0.0001).<h4>Conclusions</h4>Our data support the notion that genetic variation in Introns 1 and 2 of the FTO gene may contribute to AD risk.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0050354&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Christiane Reitz Giuseppe Tosto Richard Mayeux Jose A Luchsinger NIA-LOAD/NCRAD Family Study Group Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative Genetic variants in the Fat and Obesity Associated (FTO) gene and risk of Alzheimer's disease. PLoS ONE |
| title | Genetic variants in the Fat and Obesity Associated (FTO) gene and risk of Alzheimer's disease. |
| title_full | Genetic variants in the Fat and Obesity Associated (FTO) gene and risk of Alzheimer's disease. |
| title_fullStr | Genetic variants in the Fat and Obesity Associated (FTO) gene and risk of Alzheimer's disease. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Genetic variants in the Fat and Obesity Associated (FTO) gene and risk of Alzheimer's disease. |
| title_short | Genetic variants in the Fat and Obesity Associated (FTO) gene and risk of Alzheimer's disease. |
| title_sort | genetic variants in the fat and obesity associated fto gene and risk of alzheimer s disease |
| url | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0050354&type=printable |
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