Role of the Extended MAPT Haplotype in the Worsening of Psychotic Symptoms and Treatment Response in Alzheimer Disease
| Autor: | Chris Fox, Anne Corbett, Clive Ballard, Byron Creese, Emma L. Jones |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Psychosis Hallucinations tau Proteins Delusions Alzheimer Disease Memantine Internal medicine medicine Humans Dementia Allele Psychiatry Alleles General Nursing Aged business.industry Health Policy Haplotype Neurofibrillary tangle General Medicine medicine.disease Treatment Outcome Haplotypes Psychotic Disorders Cohort Disease Progression Female Geriatrics and Gerontology Alzheimer's disease business Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists Antipsychotic Agents medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 15:934-937 |
| ISSN: | 1525-8610 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.08.011 |
| Popis: | Introduction There is evidence that neurofibrillary tangle (NFT) burden is associated with psychotic symptoms in Alzheimer disease (AD). However, it is not clear whether this association is direct or mediated through the increased cognitive impairment associated with NFTs. Methods We sought to determine whether the extended MAPT haplotype was associated with the worsening of delusions and hallucinations in a combined cohort of 95 patients who participated in 2 clinical trials of treatment with memantine. Results After controlling for baseline dementia severity, exposure to memantine, and antipsychotics, analysis shows that carriers of at least one H2 allele had a 5.4-fold ( P = .03) increased risk of worsening hallucinations. There was some evidence of association with worsening delusions but only in analysis by allele. Conclusion These results are the first to indicate that the H2 allele of the extended MAPT haplotype negatively affects the course of psychotic symptoms in AD independently of disease severity. It will be important for future research to examine MAPT transcription in people with AD with and without psychotic symptoms to understand the exact mechanisms underlying these findings. |
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