[HTML][HTML] The Alzheimer's disease mitochondrial cascade hypothesis: progress and perspectives

RH Swerdlow, JM Burns, SM Khan - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2014 - Elsevier
Ten years ago we first proposed the Alzheimer's disease (AD) mitochondrial cascade
hypothesis. This hypothesis maintains that gene inheritance defines an individual's baseline …

Genetics of Alzheimer's disease

V Chouraki, S Seshadri - Advances in genetics, 2014 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) represents the main form of dementia, and is a major public health
problem. Despite intensive research efforts, current treatments have only marginal …

Genetic analysis of quantitative phenotypes in AD and MCI: imaging, cognition and biomarkers

L Shen, PM Thompson, SG Potkin, L Bertram… - Brain imaging and …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract The Genetics Core of the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI),
formally established in 2009, aims to provide resources and facilitate research related to …

A genome-wide association study implicates the APOE locus in nonpathological cognitive ageing

G Davies, SE Harris, CA Reynolds, A Payton… - Molecular …, 2014 - nature.com
Cognitive decline is a feared aspect of growing old. It is a major contributor to lower quality
of life and loss of independence in old age. We investigated the genetic contribution to …

Atherosclerosis and Alzheimer-diseases with a common cause? Inflammation, oxysterols, vasculature

R Lathe, A Sapronova, Y Kotelevtsev - BMC geriatrics, 2014 - Springer
Background Aging is accompanied by increasing vulnerability to pathologies such as
atherosclerosis (ATH) and Alzheimer disease (AD). Are these different pathologies, or …

An empirically derived composite cognitive test score with improved power to track and evaluate treatments for preclinical Alzheimer's disease

JB Langbaum, SB Hendrix, N Ayutyanont, K Chen… - Alzheimer's & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background There is growing interest in the evaluation of preclinical Alzheimer's disease
(AD) treatments. As a result, there is a need to identify a cognitive composite that is sensitive …

[HTML][HTML] The broad impact of TOM40 on neurodegenerative diseases in aging

WK Gottschalk, MW Lutz, YT He… - Journal of Parkinson's …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mitochondrial dysfunction is an important factor in the pathogenesis of age-related diseases,
including neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's spectrum disorders …

The Alzheimer's prevention initiative composite cognitive test score: sample size estimates for the evaluation of preclinical Alzheimer's disease treatments in presenilin …

N Ayutyanont, JBS Langbaum, SB Hendrix… - The Journal of clinical …, 2014 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: To identify a cognitive composite that is sensitive to tracking preclinical
Alzheimer's disease decline to be used as a primary end point in treatment trials. Method …

The cis-regulatory effect of an Alzheimer's disease-associated poly-T locus on expression of TOMM40 and apolipoprotein E genes

C Linnertz, L Anderson, W Gottschalk, D Crenshaw… - Alzheimer's & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background We investigated the genomic region spanning the Translocase of the Outer
Mitochondrial Membrane 40-kD (TOMM40) and Apolipoprotein E (APOE) genes, that has …

[HTML][HTML] Alzheimer's disease susceptibility genes APOE and TOMM40, and brain white matter integrity in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936

DM Lyall, SE Harris, ME Bastin, SM Maniega… - Neurobiology of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε genotype has previously been significantly associated with
cognitive, brain imaging, and Alzheimer's disease-related phenotypes (eg, age of onset). In …