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SUBMITTER: Rathore N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6235402 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rathore Nisha N Ramani Sree Ranjani SR Pantua Homer H Payandeh Jian J Bhangale Tushar T Wuster Arthur A Kapoor Manav M Sun Yonglian Y Kapadia Sharookh B SB Gonzalez Lino L Zarrin Ali A AA Goate Alison A Hansen David V DV Behrens Timothy W TW Graham Robert R RR
PLoS genetics 20181102 11
Paired Immunoglobulin-like Type 2 Receptor Alpha (PILRA) is a cell surface inhibitory receptor that recognizes specific O-glycosylated proteins and is expressed on various innate immune cell types including microglia. We show here that a common missense variant (G78R, rs1859788) of PILRA is the likely causal allele for the confirmed Alzheimer's disease risk locus at 7q21 (rs1476679). The G78R variant alters the interaction of residues essential for sialic acid engagement, resulting in >50% reduc ...[more]