Association of IL-1 RN*2 allele and methionine synthase 2756 AA genotype with dementia severity of spradic Alzheimer's disease

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Background: Genetic polymorphisms of APO-E, homocysteine, and the IL-1 gene cluster (IL-1A, IL-1B, receptor antagonist IL-1RN) are associated with sporadic Alzheimer's disease and may involve interdependent pathways of neuronal toxicity. Objective: To determine whether these polymorphisms and the genetic determinants of homocysteine (methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, MTHFR; methionine synthase, MTR; transcobalamin, TC) are associated with an increased risk of severe dementia in Alzheimer's disease. Methods: 152 patients with Alzheimer's disease and 136 controls were studied. The association of occurrence and dementia severity (Reisberg score <6 and ≥6) of Alzheimer's disease with APO-E, IL-1A, IL-1B, IL-1RN, MTHFR677 C→T and 1298A→C, MTR 2756 A→G, and TC 776 C→G polymorphisms was evaluated by multivariate logistic regression analysis after adjustment for age, sex, and age of onset of Alzheimer's disease. Results: IL-1A TTand IL-1B CT/TT associated genotypes were at risk of Alzheimer's disease (odds ratio 4.80 (95% confidence interval, 1.32 to 17.40), p = 0.017); the MTR 2756 AA genotype was at risk of severe dementia (OR 2.97 (1.23 to 7.21), p = 0.016); IL-1 RN*2 was protective (OR 0.28, (0.11 to 0.69), p = 0.006). Allele ∈4 of the APO-E and IL-1B CC genotypes increased the risk of severe Alzheimer's disease associated with the MTR 2756 AA genotype by 3.3-fold and 1.5-fold, respectively. Conclusions: Distinct determinants of the IL-1 gene cluster are related to the generation and progression of Alzheimer's disease. MTR only influences progression of the disease, which may be enhanced by carriage of allele ∈4 of APO-E.

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Bosco, P., Guéant-Rodríguez, R. M., Anello, G., Romano, A., Namour, B., Spada, R. S., … Guéant, J. L. (2004). Association of IL-1 RN*2 allele and methionine synthase 2756 AA genotype with dementia severity of spradic Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 75(7), 1036–1038. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2003.025866

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