Cerebral amyloid angiopathy in Down syndrome and sporadic and autosomal-dominant Alzheimer's disease

• Published in: Alzheimer's & dementia Vol. 13; no. 11; pp. 1251 - 1260
• Main Authors: Carmona-Iragui, María, Balasa, Mircea, Benejam, Bessy, Alcolea, Daniel, Fernández, Susana, Videla, Laura, Sala, Isabel, Sánchez-Saudinós, María Belén, Morenas-Rodriguez, Estrella, Ribosa-Nogué, Roser, Illán-Gala, Ignacio, Gonzalez-Ortiz, Sofía, Clarimón, Jordi, Schmitt, Frederick, Powell, David K, Bosch, Beatriz, Lladó, Albert, Rafii, Michael S, Head, Elizabeth, Molinuevo, José Luis, Blesa, Rafael, Videla, Sebastián, Lleó, Alberto, Sánchez-Valle, Raquel, Fortea, Juan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Alzheimer Disease - cerebrospinal fluid; Alzheimer Disease - complications; Alzheimer Disease - diagnostic imaging; Alzheimer Disease - genetics; Amyloid beta-Peptides - cerebrospinal fluid; Apolipoprotein E4 - genetics; Autosomal-dominant Alzheimer's disease; Cerebral amyloid angiopathy; Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy - cerebrospinal fluid; Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy - diagnostic imaging; Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy - etiology; Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy - genetics; Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers; Down syndrome; Down Syndrome - cerebrospinal fluid; Down Syndrome - complications; Down Syndrome - diagnostic imaging; Down Syndrome - genetics; Female; Gene Frequency; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Neuroimaging; Neurology; Peptide Fragments - cerebrospinal fluid; Sporadic early-onset Alzheimer's disease; Neuroimaging; Autosomal-dominant Alzheimer's disease; Cerebral amyloid angiopathy; Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers; Sporadic early-onset Alzheimer's disease; Down syndrome
• ISSN: 1552-5260; 1552-5279
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2017.03.007

Abstract Introduction We aimed to investigate if cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is more frequent in genetically determined than in sporadic early-onset forms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) (early-onset AD [EOAD]). Methods Neuroimaging features of CAA, apolipoprotein ( APOE ), and cerebrospinal fluid amyloid β (Aβ) 40 levels were studied in subjects with Down syndrome (DS, n  = 117), autosomal-dominant AD (ADAD, n  = 29), sporadic EOAD ( n  = 42), and healthy controls ( n  = 68). Results CAA was present in 31%, 38%, and 12% of cognitively impaired DS, symptomatic ADAD, and sporadic EOAD subjects and in 13% and 4% of cognitively unimpaired DS individuals and healthy controls, respectively. APOE ε4 genotype was borderline significantly associated with CAA in sporadic EOAD ( P  = .06) but not with DS or ADAD. There were no differences in Aβ040 levels between groups or between subjects with and without CAA. Discussion CAA is more frequently found in genetically determined AD than in sporadic EOAD. Cerebrospinal fluid Aβ40 levels are not a useful biomarker for CAA in AD.