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ArticleMolecular biology reports2020

Peripheral TREM2 mRNA levels in early and late-onset Alzheimer disease's patients.

Gamze Guven, Basar Bilgic, Bedia Samanci, Hakan Gurvit, Hasmet Hanagasi, Cagla Donmez, Rukiye Aslan, Ebba Lohmann, Nihan Erginel-Unaltuna

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Roles of TREM2 in Alzheimer's disease.Translational neurodegeneration · 2025
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  7. TREM2 Expression and Amyloid-Beta Phagocytosis in Alzheimer's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Gamze GuvenDepartment of Genetics, Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. gguven@istanbul.edu.tr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8576-5843
Basar BilgicBehavioural Neurology and Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6032-0856
Bedia SamanciBehavioural Neurology and Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0667-2329
Hakan GurvitBehavioural Neurology and Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2908-8475
Hasmet HanagasiBehavioural Neurology and Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9645-7707
Cagla DonmezDepartment of Genetics, Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4620-0529
Rukiye AslanDepartment of Genetics, Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0555-5588
Ebba LohmannDepartment of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8695-7919
Nihan Erginel-UnaltunaDepartment of Genetics, Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0562-0455
Istanbul University · TRGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases · DEHUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine · HU

Funding

Bilimsel Araştirma Projeleri Birimi, Istanbul Üniversitesi 48601
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

'Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2' (TREM2) gene is involved in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and TREM2 mRNA expression is known to be increased in the peripheral blood cells of AD patients. In this study, we examined the expression levels of TREM2 mRNA in peripheral leukocytes of early and late-onset AD patients. We have also investigated the effect of the presence of APOE ε4 allele on TREM2 expression. TREM2 mRNA expression was analyzed in 30 early-onset AD (EOAD) patients, 38 late-onset AD (LOAD) patients, and in their age-matched controls by using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. TREM2 levels in LOAD patients were higher than EOAD. Also, in elderly controls significantly higher TREM2 levels were found compared with young controls. Moreover, APOE ε4 carriers in LOAD patients exhibited significantly higher TREM2 expression levels than APOE ε4 non-carriers and elderly controls. Also, correlation analysis showed that TREM2 mRNA expression was increased by age. The differential expression of TREM2 mRNA levels between EOAD and LOAD patients might be independent of the AD disease status and results from an age-related increase in TREM2 expression. In LOAD patients, increased age and the presence of APOE ε4 allele further increase TREM2 expression. Taken together, we can suggest that age is a factor that increases TREM2 expression, and TREM2 and APOE ε4 may interact together in the pathogenesis of LOAD.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAge of OnsetAlzheimer DiseaseApolipoprotein E4BiomarkersCase-Control StudiesFemaleGenotypeHumansMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMiddle AgedReceptors, ImmunologicRNA, MessengerApolipoprotein E4BiomarkersMembrane GlycoproteinsReceptors, ImmunologicRNA, MessengerTREM2 protein, humanAlzheimer’s diseaseAPOE ε4Early-onsetLate-onsetmRNA expressionTREM2

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