title: The gene encoding phosphodiesterase 4D confers risk of ischemic stroke.
abstract: We previously mapped susceptibility to stroke to chromosome 5q12. Here we finely mapped this locus and tested it for association with stroke. We found the strongest association in the gene encoding phosphodiesterase 4D (PDE4D), especially for carotid and cardiogenic stroke, the forms of stroke related to atherosclerosis. Notably, we found that haplotypes can be classified into three distinct groups: wild-type, at-risk and protective. We also observed a substantial disregulation of multiple PDE4D isoforms in affected individuals. We propose that PDE4D is involved in the pathogenesis of stroke, possibly through atherosclerosis, which is the primary pathological process underlying ischemic stroke.
mesh_terms: D015105:3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases / Q000235:genetics*; D020121:5' Untranslated Regions / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics*; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002895:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5; D054684:Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 3; D054703:Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 4; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics; D015810:Linkage Disequilibrium; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
chemical_list: D020121:5' Untranslated Regions; D007527:Isoenzymes; D015105:3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases; D054684:Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 3; D054703:Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 4; C517376:PDE4D protein, human