Article
No association between neuregulin 1 and psychotic symptoms in Alzheimer's disease patients.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2010
Middle Fiona, Pritchard Antonia L, Handoko Herlina, Haque Sayeed, Holder Roger, Bentham Peter, Lendon Corinne L
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients commonly suffer from behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). Variants within the neuregulin-1 (NRG1) gene have been investigated both in early onset psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and recently in AD patients with psychosis. In this study, we analyzed NRG1 variants in AD patients with and without psychosis. Our large cohort of 399 probable AD...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alzheimer Disease
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Genotype
- Humans
- Logistic Models
- Male
