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The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 60:280-284 (2005)
© 2005 The Gerontological Society of America

Polymorphisms in the Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-1 Gene and Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

Alessia D'Introno1, Vincenzo Solfrizzi1, Anna M. Colacicco1, Cristiano Capurso2, Francesco Torres1,, Sabrina A. Capurso1, Antonio Capurso1 and Francesco Panza1,

1 Department of Geriatrics, Center for Aging Brain, Memory Unit, University of Bari, Italy.
2 Department of Geriatrics, University of Foggia, Italy.

Address correspondence to Francesco Panza, MD, PhD, Department of Geriatrics, Center for Aging Brain, Memory Unit, University of Bari Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11, 70124 Bari, Italy. E-mail: geriat.dot{at}geriatria.uniba.it

The +1073 C/T polymorphism of the oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (OLR1) gene has been reported to be associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease, whereas for the +1071 T/A polymorphism no association was found. We genotyped 169 sporadic Alzheimer's disease patients and 264 sex- and age-matched nondemented controls from Southern Italy for OLR1 +1073 C/T and +1071 T/A polymorphisms and for apolipoprotein E and LBP-1c/CP2/LSF. We also performed haplotype analysis. For the +1073 C/T polymorphism, the C allele and the CC genotype have been associated with a higher risk for Alzheimer's disease without apolipoprotein E or CP2 interaction. The two polymorphisms were in linkage disequilibrium, with the haplotype T-C at significant increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in the whole sample and in elderly persons 70 years or older. In our population, the +1073 C/T OLR1 polymorphism exhibited a significant association with Alzheimer's disease, further supporting the role of OLR1 as a candidate risk gene for sporadic Alzheimer's disease.




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