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ArticleJournal of neuropathology and experimental neurology2020

Alzheimer Disease Pathology-Associated Polymorphism in a Complex Variable Number of Tandem Repeat Region Within the MUC6 Gene, Near the AP2A2 Gene.

Yuriko Katsumata, David W Fardo, Adam D Bachstetter, Sergey C Artiushin, Wang-Xia Wang, Angela Wei, Lena J Brzezinski, Bela G Nelson, Qingwei Huang, Erin L Abner and 11 more

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Yuriko KatsumataSanders-Brown Center on Aging (YK, DWF, ADB, SCA, W-XW, AW, LJB, BGN, QH, ELA, SA, IP, DAP, DMN, DWW, GAJ, LJVE, PTN); Department of Biostatistics (YK, DWF); Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center (ADB); Department of Neuroscience (ADB, DWW, LJVE); Department of Epidemiology (ELA); Department of Neurology (DWW, GAJ); Department of Physiology (BCS, SE); and Department of Pathology (W-XW, JHN, PTN), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
David W FardoSanders-Brown Center on Aging (YK, DWF, ADB, SCA, W-XW, AW, LJB, BGN, QH, ELA, SA, IP, DAP, DMN, DWW, GAJ, LJVE, PTN); Department of Biostatistics (YK, DWF); Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center (ADB); Department of Neuroscience (ADB, DWW, LJVE); Department of Epidemiology (ELA); Department of Neurology (DWW, GAJ); Department of Physiology (BCS, SE); and Department of Pathology (W-XW, JHN, PTN), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
Adam D BachstetterSanders-Brown Center on Aging (YK, DWF, ADB, SCA, W-XW, AW, LJB, BGN, QH, ELA, SA, IP, DAP, DMN, DWW, GAJ, LJVE, PTN); Department of Biostatistics (YK, DWF); Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center (ADB); Department of Neuroscience (ADB, DWW, LJVE); Department of Epidemiology (ELA); Department of Neurology (DWW, GAJ); Department of Physiology (BCS, SE); and Department of Pathology (W-XW, JHN, PTN), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
Sergey C ArtiushinSanders-Brown Center on Aging (YK, DWF, ADB, SCA, W-XW, AW, LJB, BGN, QH, ELA, SA, IP, DAP, DMN, DWW, GAJ, LJVE, PTN); Department of Biostatistics (YK, DWF); Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center (ADB); Department of Neuroscience (ADB, DWW, LJVE); Department of Epidemiology (ELA); Department of Neurology (DWW, GAJ); Department of Physiology (BCS, SE); and Department of Pathology (W-XW, JHN, PTN), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
Wang-Xia WangSanders-Brown Center on Aging (YK, DWF, ADB, SCA, W-XW, AW, LJB, BGN, QH, ELA, SA, IP, DAP, DMN, DWW, GAJ, LJVE, PTN); Department of Biostatistics (YK, DWF); Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center (ADB); Department of Neuroscience (ADB, DWW, LJVE); Department of Epidemiology (ELA); Department of Neurology (DWW, GAJ); Department of Physiology (BCS, SE); and Department of Pathology (W-XW, JHN, PTN), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
Angela WeiSanders-Brown Center on Aging (YK, DWF, ADB, SCA, W-XW, AW, LJB, BGN, QH, ELA, SA, IP, DAP, DMN, DWW, GAJ, LJVE, PTN); Department of Biostatistics (YK, DWF); Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center (ADB); Department of Neuroscience (ADB, DWW, LJVE); Department of Epidemiology (ELA); Department of Neurology (DWW, GAJ); Department of Physiology (BCS, SE); and Department of Pathology (W-XW, JHN, PTN), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
Lena J BrzezinskiSanders-Brown Center on Aging (YK, DWF, ADB, SCA, W-XW, AW, LJB, BGN, QH, ELA, SA, IP, DAP, DMN, DWW, GAJ, LJVE, PTN); Department of Biostatistics (YK, DWF); Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center (ADB); Department of Neuroscience (ADB, DWW, LJVE); Department of Epidemiology (ELA); Department of Neurology (DWW, GAJ); Department of Physiology (BCS, SE); and Department of Pathology (W-XW, JHN, PTN), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
Bela G NelsonSanders-Brown Center on Aging (YK, DWF, ADB, SCA, W-XW, AW, LJB, BGN, QH, ELA, SA, IP, DAP, DMN, DWW, GAJ, LJVE, PTN); Department of Biostatistics (YK, DWF); Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center (ADB); Department of Neuroscience (ADB, DWW, LJVE); Department of Epidemiology (ELA); Department of Neurology (DWW, GAJ); Department of Physiology (BCS, SE); and Department of Pathology (W-XW, JHN, PTN), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
Qingwei HuangSanders-Brown Center on Aging (YK, DWF, ADB, SCA, W-XW, AW, LJB, BGN, QH, ELA, SA, IP, DAP, DMN, DWW, GAJ, LJVE, PTN); Department of Biostatistics (YK, DWF); Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center (ADB); Department of Neuroscience (ADB, DWW, LJVE); Department of Epidemiology (ELA); Department of Neurology (DWW, GAJ); Department of Physiology (BCS, SE); and Department of Pathology (W-XW, JHN, PTN), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
Erin L AbnerSanders-Brown Center on Aging (YK, DWF, ADB, SCA, W-XW, AW, LJB, BGN, QH, ELA, SA, IP, DAP, DMN, DWW, GAJ, LJVE, PTN); Department of Biostatistics (YK, DWF); Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center (ADB); Department of Neuroscience (ADB, DWW, LJVE); Department of Epidemiology (ELA); Department of Neurology (DWW, GAJ); Department of Physiology (BCS, SE); and Department of Pathology (W-XW, JHN, PTN), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
Sonya AndersonSanders-Brown Center on Aging (YK, DWF, ADB, SCA, W-XW, AW, LJB, BGN, QH, ELA, SA, IP, DAP, DMN, DWW, GAJ, LJVE, PTN); Department of Biostatistics (YK, DWF); Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center (ADB); Department of Neuroscience (ADB, DWW, LJVE); Department of Epidemiology (ELA); Department of Neurology (DWW, GAJ); Department of Physiology (BCS, SE); and Department of Pathology (W-XW, JHN, PTN), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
Indumati PatelSanders-Brown Center on Aging (YK, DWF, ADB, SCA, W-XW, AW, LJB, BGN, QH, ELA, SA, IP, DAP, DMN, DWW, GAJ, LJVE, PTN); Department of Biostatistics (YK, DWF); Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center (ADB); Department of Neuroscience (ADB, DWW, LJVE); Department of Epidemiology (ELA); Department of Neurology (DWW, GAJ); Department of Physiology (BCS, SE); and Department of Pathology (W-XW, JHN, PTN), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
Benjamin C ShawSanders-Brown Center on Aging (YK, DWF, ADB, SCA, W-XW, AW, LJB, BGN, QH, ELA, SA, IP, DAP, DMN, DWW, GAJ, LJVE, PTN); Department of Biostatistics (YK, DWF); Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center (ADB); Department of Neuroscience (ADB, DWW, LJVE); Department of Epidemiology (ELA); Department of Neurology (DWW, GAJ); Department of Physiology (BCS, SE); and Department of Pathology (W-XW, JHN, PTN), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
Douglas A PriceSanders-Brown Center on Aging (YK, DWF, ADB, SCA, W-XW, AW, LJB, BGN, QH, ELA, SA, IP, DAP, DMN, DWW, GAJ, LJVE, PTN); Department of Biostatistics (YK, DWF); Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center (ADB); Department of Neuroscience (ADB, DWW, LJVE); Department of Epidemiology (ELA); Department of Neurology (DWW, GAJ); Department of Physiology (BCS, SE); and Department of Pathology (W-XW, JHN, PTN), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
Dana M NiedowiczSanders-Brown Center on Aging (YK, DWF, ADB, SCA, W-XW, AW, LJB, BGN, QH, ELA, SA, IP, DAP, DMN, DWW, GAJ, LJVE, PTN); Department of Biostatistics (YK, DWF); Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center (ADB); Department of Neuroscience (ADB, DWW, LJVE); Department of Epidemiology (ELA); Department of Neurology (DWW, GAJ); Department of Physiology (BCS, SE); and Department of Pathology (W-XW, JHN, PTN), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
Donna W WilcockSanders-Brown Center on Aging (YK, DWF, ADB, SCA, W-XW, AW, LJB, BGN, QH, ELA, SA, IP, DAP, DMN, DWW, GAJ, LJVE, PTN); Department of Biostatistics (YK, DWF); Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center (ADB); Department of Neuroscience (ADB, DWW, LJVE); Department of Epidemiology (ELA); Department of Neurology (DWW, GAJ); Department of Physiology (BCS, SE); and Department of Pathology (W-XW, JHN, PTN), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
Gregory A JichaSanders-Brown Center on Aging (YK, DWF, ADB, SCA, W-XW, AW, LJB, BGN, QH, ELA, SA, IP, DAP, DMN, DWW, GAJ, LJVE, PTN); Department of Biostatistics (YK, DWF); Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center (ADB); Department of Neuroscience (ADB, DWW, LJVE); Department of Epidemiology (ELA); Department of Neurology (DWW, GAJ); Department of Physiology (BCS, SE); and Department of Pathology (W-XW, JHN, PTN), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
Janna H NeltnerSanders-Brown Center on Aging (YK, DWF, ADB, SCA, W-XW, AW, LJB, BGN, QH, ELA, SA, IP, DAP, DMN, DWW, GAJ, LJVE, PTN); Department of Biostatistics (YK, DWF); Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center (ADB); Department of Neuroscience (ADB, DWW, LJVE); Department of Epidemiology (ELA); Department of Neurology (DWW, GAJ); Department of Physiology (BCS, SE); and Department of Pathology (W-XW, JHN, PTN), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
Linda J Van EldikSanders-Brown Center on Aging (YK, DWF, ADB, SCA, W-XW, AW, LJB, BGN, QH, ELA, SA, IP, DAP, DMN, DWW, GAJ, LJVE, PTN); Department of Biostatistics (YK, DWF); Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center (ADB); Department of Neuroscience (ADB, DWW, LJVE); Department of Epidemiology (ELA); Department of Neurology (DWW, GAJ); Department of Physiology (BCS, SE); and Department of Pathology (W-XW, JHN, PTN), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
Steven EstusSanders-Brown Center on Aging (YK, DWF, ADB, SCA, W-XW, AW, LJB, BGN, QH, ELA, SA, IP, DAP, DMN, DWW, GAJ, LJVE, PTN); Department of Biostatistics (YK, DWF); Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center (ADB); Department of Neuroscience (ADB, DWW, LJVE); Department of Epidemiology (ELA); Department of Neurology (DWW, GAJ); Department of Physiology (BCS, SE); and Department of Pathology (W-XW, JHN, PTN), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
Peter T NelsonSanders-Brown Center on Aging (YK, DWF, ADB, SCA, W-XW, AW, LJB, BGN, QH, ELA, SA, IP, DAP, DMN, DWW, GAJ, LJVE, PTN); Department of Biostatistics (YK, DWF); Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center (ADB); Department of Neuroscience (ADB, DWW, LJVE); Department of Epidemiology (ELA); Department of Neurology (DWW, GAJ); Department of Physiology (BCS, SE); and Department of Pathology (W-XW, JHN, PTN), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
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Large Scale Sequencing and Analysis of GenomesU54HG003067 · NHGRI · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI GABRIEL, STACEY, LANDER, ERIC S · 2004 to 2015
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Large Scale Genome SequencingU54HG003079 · NHGRI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI DUTCHER, SUSAN K · 2004 to 2016
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Abstract

We found evidence of late-onset Alzheimer disease (LOAD)-associated genetic polymorphism within an exon of Mucin 6 (MUC6) and immediately downstream from another gene: Adaptor Related Protein Complex 2 Subunit Alpha 2 (AP2A2). PCR analyses on genomic DNA samples confirmed that the size of the MUC6 variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) region was highly polymorphic. In a cohort of autopsied subjects with quantitative digital pathology data (n = 119), the size of the polymorphic region was associated with the severity of pTau pathology in neocortex. In a separate replication cohort of autopsied subjects (n = 173), more pTau pathology was again observed in subjects with longer VNTR regions (p = 0.031). Unlike MUC6, AP2A2 is highly expressed in human brain. AP2A2 expression was lower in a subset analysis of brain samples from persons with longer versus shorter VNTR regions (p = 0.014 normalizing with AP2B1 expression). Double-label immunofluorescence studies showed that AP2A2 protein often colocalized with neurofibrillary tangles in LOAD but was not colocalized with pTau proteinopathy in progressive supranuclear palsy, or with TDP-43 proteinopathy. In summary, polymorphism in a repeat-rich region near AP2A2 was associated with neocortical pTau proteinopathy (because of the unique repeats, prior genome-wide association studies were probably unable to detect this association), and AP2A2 was often colocalized with neurofibrillary tangles in LOAD.

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Adaptor Protein Complex 2Adaptor Protein Complex alpha SubunitsAgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseAutopsyCohort StudiesFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHumansMaleMinisatellite RepeatsMucin-6Neurofibrillary TanglesPolymorphism, GeneticAdaptor Protein Complex 2adaptor protein complex 2, alpha 2 subunitAdaptor Protein Complex alpha SubunitsMUC6 protein, humanMucin-6ADSPAP-2Digital pathologyGWASScanScopeWhole-exome sequencing

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