RGD Reference Report - The thermolabile variant of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase is a possible risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. - Rat Genome Database

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The thermolabile variant of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase is a possible risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Authors: Kuhnlein, P  Jung, H  Farkas, M  Keskitalo, S  Ineichen, B  Jelcic, I  Petersen, J  Semmler, A  Weller, M  Ludolph, AC  Linnebank, M 
Citation: Kuhnlein P, etal., Amyotroph Lateral Scler. 2011 Mar;12(2):136-9. doi: 10.3109/17482968.2010.536985. Epub 2010 Dec 6.
RGD ID: 11565111
Pubmed: PMID:21128869   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.3109/17482968.2010.536985   (Journal Full-text)

Hyperhomocysteinemia is a risk factor for neurodegeneration, and binding of copper by homocysteine is a putative underlying mechanism. As mutations of the copper-dependent superoxide dismutase are observed in familial ALS, we tested whether genetic variants with influence on homocysteine metabolism are associated with ALS. We compared the frequency of seven variants of genes involved in homocysteine metabolism in 162 patients with sporadic ALS and 162 controls who did not significantly differ in age (t = 1.27, p = 0.205) and gender (chi(2) = 2.48, p = 0.115) using binary regression analysis. Results showed that the variant MTHFR c.677C>T was significantly associated with ALS, i.e. the T-allele was more frequent among patients. Explorative regression analysis revealed that MTHFR c.677C>T was not associated with spinal ALS, but with bulbar onset: CC/CT/TT in patients 0.33/0.51/0.16 versus 0.50/0.44/0.06 in controls; Wald = 5.73, p = 0.017. In addition, DHFR c.594+59del19bp was not associated with spinal, but with bulbar onset: del,del/del,ins/ins,ins in patients 0.16/0.67/0.18 versus 0.11/0.52/0.37 in controls; Wald = 5.02, p = 0.025. The other variants did not show significant associations. In summary, the variants MTHFR c.677C>T and DHFR c.594+59del19bp are involved in homocysteine metabolism. Homocysteine is neurotoxic and binds copper. Thus, the individual variability of homocysteine metabolism, e.g. due to genetic variants, may contribute to the vulnerability of ALS.



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Object SymbolSpeciesTermQualifierEvidenceWithNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
MTHFRHumanamyotrophic lateral sclerosis susceptibilityIAGP DNA:polymorphism: :c.677C>T(human) RGD 
MthfrRatamyotrophic lateral sclerosis susceptibilityISOMTHFR (Homo sapiens)DNA:polymorphism: :c.677C>T(human) RGD 
MthfrMouseamyotrophic lateral sclerosis susceptibilityISOMTHFR (Homo sapiens)DNA:polymorphism: :c.677C>T(human) RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Mthfr  (methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Mthfr  (methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
MTHFR  (methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase)


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