Schumacher Axel, Friedrich Patricia, Diehl-Schmid Janine, Ibach Bernd, Eisele Tamara, Laws Simon M, Förstl Hans, Kurz Alexander, Riemenschneider Matthias
Laboratory of Neurochemistry and Neurogenetics, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Munich, Germany.
Neurobiol Aging. 2007 Nov;28(11):1789-90. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.07.016. Epub 2006 Sep 18.
Mutations of the chromatin modifying protein 2B gene (CHMP2B) were identified, in a Danish pedigree, to cause familial frontotemporal dementia (FTD). To explore the possible genetic contribution of common CHMP2B variants in sporadic FTD, we analyzed 14 single nucleotide polymorphisms covering the entire genomic region of CHMP2B. After adjustment for multiple testing single marker and haplotype analysis revealed no significant association with sporadic FTD. Thus, we conclude that CHMP2B can be excluded as a susceptibility gene conferring risk to sporadic forms of FTD.
