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ArticleScientific reports2021

Genetic dissection of down syndrome-associated alterations in APP/amyloid-β biology using mouse models.

Justin L Tosh, Elena R Rhymes, Paige Mumford, Heather T Whittaker, Laura J Pulford, Sue J Noy, Karen Cleverley, LonDownS Consortium, Matthew C Walker, Victor L J Tybulewicz and 3 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 20 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
20citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. What Can We Learn About Alzheimer's Disease from People with Down Syndrome?Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2025
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  16. Genetic Mapping of APP and Amyloid-β Biology Modulation by Trisomy 21.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Justin L ToshDepartment of Neuromuscular Diseases, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
Elena R RhymesDepartment of Neuromuscular Diseases, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
Paige MumfordThe UK Dementia Research Institute, University College London, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
Heather T WhittakerDepartment of Neuromuscular Diseases, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
Laura J PulfordDepartment of Neuromuscular Diseases, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
Sue J NoyDepartment of Neuromuscular Diseases, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
Karen CleverleyDepartment of Neuromuscular Diseases, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
LonDownS Consortium
Matthew C WalkerDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
Victor L J TybulewiczThe Francis Crick Institute, London, NW1 1AT, UK.
Rob C WykesDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
Elizabeth M C FisherDepartment of Neuromuscular Diseases, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK. Elizabeth.fisher@ucl.ac.uk.
Frances K WisemanThe UK Dementia Research Institute, University College London, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK. F.wiseman@ucl.ac.uk.
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery · GBUniversity College London · GBThe Francis Crick Institute · GBUK Dementia Research Institute · GBBirkbeck, University of London · GBKing's College London · GBQueen Mary University of London · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0701075Medical Research Council G0901254Medical Research Council G1001253Medical Research Council MR/J004758/1Medical Research Council MR/K01417X/1Medical Research Council MR/L501542/1Medical Research Council MR/R024901/1Medical Research Council MR/S005145/1Medical Research Council MR/S011277/1Parkinson's UK G-1307Wellcome Trust 098330/Z/12/ZWellcome Trust FC001194
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Individuals who have Down syndrome (caused by trisomy of chromosome 21), have a greatly elevated risk of early-onset Alzheimer's disease, in which amyloid-β accumulates in the brain. Amyloid-β is a product of the chromosome 21 gene APP (amyloid precursor protein) and the extra copy or 'dose' of APP is thought to be the cause of this early-onset Alzheimer's disease. However, other chromosome 21 genes likely modulate disease when in three-copies in people with Down syndrome. Here we show that an extra copy of chromosome 21 genes, other than APP, influences APP/Aβ biology. We crossed Down syndrome mouse models with partial trisomies, to an APP transgenic model and found that extra copies of subgroups of chromosome 21 gene(s) modulate amyloid-β aggregation and APP transgene-associated mortality, independently of changing amyloid precursor protein abundance. Thus, genes on chromosome 21, other than APP, likely modulate Alzheimer's disease in people who have Down syndrome.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAnimalsBrainChromosomes, MammalianDisease Models, AnimalDown SyndromeMiceMice, TransgenicPhenotypePhosphotransferasesProtein AggregatesProtein-Arginine N-MethyltransferasesSegmental Duplications, GenomicSeizuresAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorPdxk protein, mousePhosphotransferasesPRMT2 protein, mouseProtein AggregatesProtein-Arginine N-Methyltransferases

Identifiers

PMID33707583
PMCPMC7952899
OpenAlexW3135667932

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