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ABCA7 polymorphisms correlate with memory impairment and default mode network in patients with APOE?4-associated Alzheimer's disease.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Since both APOE and ABCA7 protein expression may independently reduce neuritic plaque burden and reorganize fibrillar amyloid burden-mediated disruption of functional connectivity in the default mode network, we aimed to investigate the effect of the APOE-ABCA7 interaction on default mode network in Alzheimer's disease. METHODS:Two hundred and eighty-seven individuals with a diagnosis of typical Alzheimer's disease were included in this study. Memory was characterized and compared between APOE-?4+ carriers and APOE-?4 non-carriers within ABCA7 rs3764650T allele homozygous carriers and ABCA7 rs3764650G allele carriers, respectively. Two-way analysis of variance was used to identify a significant interaction effect between APOE (APOE-?4+ carriers versus APOE-?4 non-carriers) and ABCA7 (ABCA7 rs3764650T allele homozygous versus ABCA7 rs3764650G allele carriers) on memory scores and functional connectivity in each default mode network subsystem. RESULTS:In ABCA7 rs3764650G allele carriers, APOE-?4+ carriers had lower memory scores (t (159)?=?-?4.879; P??0.05) within ABCA7 rs3764650T allele homozygous carriers. There was a significant APOE-ABCA7 interaction effect on the memory (F3, 283?=?4.755, P?=?0.030). In the default mode network anchored by the entorhinal seed, the peak neural activity of the cluster that was significantly associated with APOE-ABCA7 interaction effects (P?=?0.00002) was correlated with the memory (??=?0.129, P?=?0.030). CONCLUSIONS:Genetic-biological systems may impact disease presentation and therapy. Clarifying the effect of APOE-ABCA7 interactions on the default mode network and memory is critical to exploring the complex pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease and refining a potential therapy.

SUBMITTER: Chang YT

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6909474 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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ABCA7 polymorphisms correlate with memory impairment and default mode network in patients with APOEε4-associated Alzheimer's disease.

Chang Ya-Ting YT Hsu Shih-Wei SW Huang Shu-Hua SH Huang Chi-Wei CW Chang Wen-Neng WN Lien Chia-Yi CY Lee Jun-Jun JJ Lee Chen-Chang CC Chang Chiung-Chih CC

Alzheimer's research & therapy 20191212 1

<h4>Background</h4>Since both APOE and ABCA7 protein expression may independently reduce neuritic plaque burden and reorganize fibrillar amyloid burden-mediated disruption of functional connectivity in the default mode network, we aimed to investigate the effect of the APOE-ABCA7 interaction on default mode network in Alzheimer's disease.<h4>Methods</h4>Two hundred and eighty-seven individuals with a diagnosis of typical Alzheimer's disease were included in this study. Memory was characterized a ...[more]

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