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Skewed X-Chromosome Inactivation in Women Affected by Alzheimer's Disease

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Title
Skewed X-Chromosome Inactivation in Women Affected by Alzheimer's Disease
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Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, January 2015
DOI 10.3233/jad-141674
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Vladan Bajic, Vesna Mandusic, Elka Stefanova, Ana Bozovic, Radoslav Davidovic, Lada Zivkovic, Andrea Cabarkapa, Biljana Spremo-Potparevic

Abstract

X-chromosome instability has been a long established feature in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Premature centromere division and aneuploidy of the X-chromosome has been found in peripheral blood lymphocytes and neuronal tissue in female AD patients. Interestingly, only one chromosome of the X pair has been affected. These results raised a question, "Is the X-chromosome inactivation pattern altered in peripheral blood lymphocytes of women affected by AD?" To address this question, we analyzed the methylation status of androgen receptor promoter which may show us any deviation from the 50 : 50% X inactivation status in peripheral blood lymphocytes of women with AD. Our results showed skewed inactivation patterns (>90%). These findings suggest that an epigenetic alteration on the inactivation centers of the X-chromosome (or skewing) relates not only to aging, by might be a novel property that could account for the higher incidence of AD in women.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 28 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 4 14%
Professor 4 14%
Student > Master 4 14%
Student > Bachelor 3 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 11%
Other 5 18%
Unknown 5 18%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5 18%
Neuroscience 5 18%
Medicine and Dentistry 5 18%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 7%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 4%
Other 3 11%
Unknown 7 25%
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