TREM2 R47H variant as a risk factor for early-onset alzheimer's disease

  • Cyril Pottier
  • , David Wallon
  • , Stephane Rousseau
  • , Anne Rovelet-Lecrux
  • , Anne Claire Richard
  • , Adeline Rollin-Sillaire
  • , Thierry Frebourg
  • , Dominique Campion
  • , Didier Hannequin

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Abstract

The rs75932628-T variant of the gene encoding the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) has recently been identified as a rare risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study we examined the association between TREM2 exon 2 variants and early-onset AD in a sample of Caucasian subjects of French origin including 726 patients with age of onset ≤65 years and 783 controls. Only the rs75932628-T variant (predicted to cause an R47H substitution) conferred a significant risk for early-onset AD (OR, 4.07; 95% CI, 1.3 to 16.9; p = 0.009). These results confirm the association between this variant and AD and underline its involvement in early-onset cases.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)45-49
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Alzheimer's Disease
Volume35
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013

Keywords

  • Early onset Alzheimer's disease
  • rare variant
  • risk factor
  • TREM2

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