title: Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 8 gene polymorphisms and dementia.
abstract: The sole known genetic risk factor for sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the gene encoding apolipoprotein E (APOE), but the underlying mechanism is still under debate. One hypothesis relies on an interaction between APOE and its receptors. Previous studies have shown association of LDL receptor-related protein (LRP1) with AD and we previously reported a modulation by LRP1 of the risk of AD conferred by the -499A>G promoter polymorphism of the MAPK8IP1, a gene encoding Islet-brain-1 (IB1), the human counterpart of c-Jun NH(2) terminal kinase interacting protein-1 (JIP-1). Here we tested in two independent population samples a possible impact of another receptor for APOE, namely the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 8 (LRP8), on the risk of dementia. Our results did not reveal any direct impact of a LRP8 coding (Arg952Gln) mutation on the risk of AD. However, this polymorphism increased the risk of AD conferred by the MAPK8IP1 G allele.
authors.affiliation: INSERM, U744, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Helbecque
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cottel
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Amouyel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003704:Dementia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D026502:LDL-Receptor Related Proteins; D008297:Male; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics*; D015995:Prevalence; D018110:Receptors, Lipoprotein / Q000235:genetics*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D026502:LDL-Receptor Related Proteins; D018110:Receptors, Lipoprotein; C098773:low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 8