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Τhe Greek Variant in APP Gene: The Phenotypic Spectrum of APP Mutations.


ABSTRACT: Mutations in the gene encoding amyloid precursor protein (APP) cause autosomal dominant inherited Alzheimer's disease (AD). We present a case of a 68-year-old female who presented with epileptic seizures, neuropsychiatric symptoms and progressive memory decline and was found to carry a novel APP variant, c.2062T>G pLeu688Val. A comprehensive literature review of all reported cases of AD due to APP mutations was performed in PubMed and Web of Science databases. We reviewed 98 studies with a total of 385 cases. The mean age of disease onset was 51.3 ± 8.3 (31-80 years). Mutations were most often located in exons 17 (80.8%) and 16 (12.2%). The most common symptoms were dementia, visuospatial symptoms, aphasia, epilepsy and psychiatric symptoms. Mutations in the β-amyloid region, and specifically exon 17, were associated with high pathogenicity and a younger age of disease onset. We describe the second reported APP mutation in the Greek population. APP mutations may act variably on disease expression and their phenotype is heterogeneous.

SUBMITTER: Kalampokini S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8622139 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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