title: Influence of the prion protein and the apolipoprotein E genotype on the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease phenotype.
abstract: We investigated the risk associated with the codon 129 polymorphism in the prion protein gene (PRNP) and apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) isoforms for development of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) (n=126) and the possible influences on the disease pathology and its most important clinical characteristics. The PRNP M129V (PRNP129) polymorphism was determined using both DNA extracted from formalin fixed and paraffin embedded brain tissue (n=59) and leukocyte extracted DNA (n=67). In the latter group also the PRNP open reading frame and the APOE genotype were analysed and compared to a neurologically unaffected, age and sex matched control group (n=79). We found that methionine homozygosity of the PRNP129 increases the risk for developing CJD. PRNP129 also influenced the prion accumulation patterns in brain. The APOE 4 allele was an independent risk factor for developing CJD. We further observed a significant dose dependent APOE 4 effect on the number and type of amyloid-beta plaques in the brain of CJD patients.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Neurobiology, Born Bunge Foundation, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Van Everbroeck
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Croes
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pals
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dermaut
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: van Duijn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cruts
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Van Broeckhoven
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cras
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D053327:Apolipoprotein E4; D001057:Apolipoproteins E / Q000235:genetics*; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005404:Fixatives; D005557:Formaldehyde; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype; D058225:Plaque, Amyloid / Q000473:pathology; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011328:Prions / Q000235:genetics*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D053327:Apolipoprotein E4; D001057:Apolipoproteins E; D005404:Fixatives; D011328:Prions; D005557:Formaldehyde