Association of TMEM106B rs1990622 marker and frontotemporal dementia: Evidence for a recessive effect and meta-analysis

Isabel Hernández, Maitée Rosende-Roca, Montserrat Alegret, Ana Mauleón, Ana Espinosa, Liliana Vargas, Oscar Sotolongo-Grau, Lluís Tárraga, Mercè Boada, Agustín Ruiz

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Abstract

Transmembrane Protein 106B SNP rs1990622 was recently shown to modify the risk of frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP-43 inclusions (FTD-TDP). An independent replication study of this genetic variant was performed in 381 individuals from Catalonia (Spain). By applying a recessive model, a tendency toward an association with FTD risk was observed in our case-control study (age- and gender-adjusted odds ratio = 0.57; p = 0.082). Importantly, meta-analysis of available studies also supports a recessive effect for rs1990622 CC genotype (OR = 0.70; CI 95% [0.57-0.85]; p = 0.0003) and demonstrates the existence of statistical heterogeneity due to an inherent pathological heterogeneity between series (p = 0.00014). We conclude that TMEM106B is associated with FTD, although the extent of this effect is difficult to be estimated by using clinical FTD series.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)325-334
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Alzheimer's Disease
Volume43
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Frontotemporal dementia
  • genetics
  • genome-wide association study
  • molecular epidemiology
  • TMEM106B

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Neuroscience
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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