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An association study of a functional catalase gene polymorphism, -262C-->T, and patients with Alzheimer's disease.

TitleAn association study of a functional catalase gene polymorphism, -262C-->T, and patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2002
AuthorsGoulas, A., Fidani L., Kotsis A., Mirtsou V., Petersen R. C., Tangalos E., & Hardy J.
JournalNeurosci Lett
Volume330
Issue2
Pagination210-3
Date Published2002 Sep 20
ISSN0304-3940
KeywordsAged, Aged, 80 and over, Alleles, Alzheimer Disease, Case-Control Studies, Catalase, Female, Gene Frequency, Genotype, Humans, Linkage Disequilibrium, Male, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Polymorphism, Genetic, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Abstract

According to the oxidative stress hypothesis which has been proposed as one of a number of possible mechanisms underlying pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), accumulation of hydrogen peroxide in the brain of affected individuals, due to overproduction and/or insufficient detoxification, can trigger a cascade of neurotoxic events, thus contributing to the neuronal damage characteristic of the disease. The upregulation of enzymes that are able to neutralize hydrogen peroxide (catalase, peroxidases) would then be conceivably able to offer at least some protection from the damaging effects of this agent. In this study we examined the distribution of a functional polymorphism in the gene for catalase, -262C-->T, in an independent population of 137 AD patients and 130 control individuals. The presence of the polymorphism, which results in the elimination of a SmaI restriction site, was tested with a PCR amplification/SmaI digestion-based assay. No significant difference has emerged from the comparison of either genotype or allele frequencies (P>0.5). We conclude that the catalase gene -262C-->T polymorphism does not confer a protective effect with respect to AD.

DOI10.1016/s0304-3940(02)00780-2
Alternate JournalNeurosci Lett
PubMed ID12231449
Grant ListAG 06786 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
AG 16574 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States

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