Genetic Linkage Evidence for a Familial Alzheimer's Disease Locus on Chromosome 14

Abstract

Linkage analysis was used to search the genome for chromosomal regions harboring familial Alzheimer's disease genes. Markers on chromosome 14 gave highly significant positive lod scores in early-onset non-Volga German kindreds; a Z max of 9.15 (θ = 0.01) was obtained with the marker D14S43 at 14q24.3. One early-onset family yielded a lod score of 4.89 (θ = 0.0). When no assumptions were made about age-dependent penetrance, significant results were still obtained (Z max = 5.94, θ = 0.0), despite the loss of power to detect linkage under these conditions. Results for the Volga German families were either negative or nonsignificant for markers in this region. Thus, evidence indicates a familial Alzheimer's disease locus on chromosome 14.

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Affiliated Institutions

• University of Washington Medical Center US
• Veterans Health Administration US
• Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía MX
• Harvard University US
• University of Minnesota US
• University of Washington US
• Marshfield Clinic US

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