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GWAS of longitudinal amyloid accumulation on 18F-florbetapir PET in Alzheimer's disease implicates microglial activation gene IL1RAP.

ABSTRACT: Brain amyloid deposition is thought to be a seminal event in Alzheimer's disease. To identify genes influencing Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis, we performed a genome-wide association study of longitudinal change in brain amyloid burden measured by (18)F-florbetapir PET. A novel association with higher rates of amyloid accumulation independent from APOE (apolipoprotein E) ?4 status was identified in IL1RAP (interleukin-1 receptor accessory protein; rs12053868-G; P = 1.38 × 10(-9)) and was validated by deep sequencing. IL1RAP rs12053868-G carriers were more likely to progress from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease and exhibited greater longitudinal temporal cortex atrophy on MRI. In independent cohorts rs12053868-G was associated with accelerated cognitive decline and lower cortical (11)C-PBR28 PET signal, a marker of microglial activation. These results suggest a crucial role of activated microglia in limiting amyloid accumulation and nominate the IL-1/IL1RAP pathway as a potential target for modulating this process.

SUBMITTER: Ramanan VK

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4671479 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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GWAS of longitudinal amyloid accumulation on 18F-florbetapir PET in Alzheimer's disease implicates microglial activation gene IL1RAP.

Ramanan Vijay K VK Risacher Shannon L SL Nho Kwangsik K Kim Sungeun S Shen Li L McDonald Brenna C BC Yoder Karmen K KK Hutchins Gary D GD West John D JD Tallman Eileen F EF Gao Sujuan S Foroud Tatiana M TM Farlow Martin R MR De Jager Philip L PL Bennett David A DA Aisen Paul S PS Petersen Ronald C RC Jack Clifford R CR Toga Arthur W AW Green Robert C RC Jagust William J WJ Weiner Michael W MW Saykin Andrew J AJ

Brain : a journal of neurology 20150811 Pt 10

Brain amyloid deposition is thought to be a seminal event in Alzheimer's disease. To identify genes influencing Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis, we performed a genome-wide association study of longitudinal change in brain amyloid burden measured by (18)F-florbetapir PET. A novel association with higher rates of amyloid accumulation independent from APOE (apolipoprotein E) ε4 status was identified in IL1RAP (interleukin-1 receptor accessory protein; rs12053868-G; P = 1.38 × 10(-9)) and was valid ...[more]

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GWAS of longitudinal amyloid accumulation on 18F-florbetapir PET in Alzheimer's disease implicates microglial activation gene IL1RAP.

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