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Beecham, Gary W.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7061-6332

Mayo Clinic

Wake Forest University

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Convergent genetic and expression data implicate immunity in Alzheimer's disease
Jones, Lesley , Lambert, Jean‐Charles , Choi, Seung‐Hoan, Harold, Denise , Vedernikov, Alexey , Escott‐Price, Valentina , Stone, Timothy, Richards, Alexander , Bellenguez, Céline , Sims, Rebecca , DeStefano, Anita L. , Bis, Joshua C. , Beecham, Gary W. , Grenier‐Boley, Benjamin , Russo, Giancarlo , Thornton‐Wells, Tricia A., Jones, Nicola, Smith, Albert V. , Thomas, Charlene , Zélénika, Diana, Kamatani, Yoichiro, Lin, Chiao‐Feng , Schmidt, Helena , Kunkle, Brian W. , Dunstan, Melanie , Ruiz, Agustı́n , Bihoreau, Marie‐Thérèse, Reitz, Christiane, Hollingworth, Paul, Hanon, Olivier , Fitzpatrick, Annette L., Buxbaum, Joseph D. , Campion, Dominique , Crane, Paul K. , Guðnason, Vilmundur , Cruchaga, Carlos , Craig, David W. , Amin, Najaf , Jager, Philip L. De , Deramecourt, Vincent , Johnston, Janet, Evans, Denis A., Lovestone, Simon , Letteneur, Luc, Kornhuber, Johanes, Tárraga, Lluís , Eiriksdottir, Gudny, Goate, Alison , Fiévet, Nathalie, Huentelman, Matthew J. , Gill, Michael , Emilsson, Valur , Brown, Kristelle, Kamboh, M. Ilyas , Keller, Lina, Barberger‐Gateau, Pascale, McGuinness, Bernadette , Larson, Eric B., Dufouil, Carole , Todd, Stephen , Wallon, David , Kehoe, Patrick G. , George‐Hyslop, Peter St , Lleὀ, Alberti, Bayer, Anthony, Tsuang, Debby W. , Yu, Lei, Tsolaki, Magda , Bossù, Paola , Spalletta, Gianfranco , Proitsi, Petra, Collinge, John, Sorbi, Sandro , Hardy, John , Naranjo, María Cándida Déniz, Razquín, Cristina , Bosco, Paola , Clarke, Robert , Brayne, Carol , Galimberti, Daniela , CFAS, MRC, Moebus, Susanne , Mecocci, Patrizia , Zompo, Maria Del, Maier, Wolfgang, Hampel, Harald , Pilotto, Alberto, Bullido, María J. , Panza, Francesco , Caffarra, Paolo , Nacmias, Benedetta , Gilbert, John R., Mayhaus, Manuel, Jessen, Frank , Dichgans, Martin , Lannfelt, Lars , Håkonarson, Håkon , Pichler, Sabrina, Carrasquillo, Minerva M., Beekly, Duane, Alavarez, Victoria, Zou, Fanggeng, Younkin, Steven G., Hamilton‐Nelson, Kara L., Mateo, Ignacio, Faber, Kelley M., Jónsson, Pálmi V. , Combarros, Onofre, O‘Donovan, Michael , Cantwell, Laura B., Blacker, Deborah , Mead, Simon , Harris, Tamara B., Fratiglioni, Laura , Bruijn, Renée F.A.G. de, Passmore, Peter , Montine, Thomas J. , Bettens, Karolien, Rotter, Jerome I. , Brice, Alexis , Morgan, Kevin , Foroud, Tatiana, Kukull, Walter A. , Hannequin, Didier , Powell, John , Nalls, Michael A., Ritchie, Karen , Lunetta, Kathryn L. , Kauwe, John S.K., Boerwinkle, Eric , Riemenschneider, Matthias, Boada, Merçé , Hiltunen, Mikko , Martin, Eden R. , Pástor, Pau , Schmidt, Reinhold, Dartigues, Jean‐François, Mayeux, Richard , Tzourio, Christophe , Hofman, Albert , Nöthen, Markus M. , Graff, Caroline , Haines, Jonathan L. , Lathrop, Mark, Pericak‐Vance, Margaret A. , Launer, Lenore J. , Farrer, Lindsay A. , Duijn, Cornelia M. van , Broeckhoven, Christine Van , Ramı́rez, Alfredo , Schellenberg, Gerard D., Seshadri, Sudha , Amouyel, Philippe , Williams, Julie , Holmans, Peter , Bennett, David A. , Proitsi, Petroula , Ballantyne, Christie M. , Denning, Nicola , Wang, Weixin , Ibrahim‐Verbaas, Carla A. , Naj, Adam Christian , Gerrish, Amy , Jun, Gyungah , Chouraki, Vincent Antoine , Ikram, M. Arfan , Vardarajan, Badri Narayan , Kamatani, Yoichiro, Pasquier, Florence , Becker, Tim , Cruchaga, Carlos , Berr, Claudine , López, Oscar L. , Rubinsztein, David Chaim , Sleegers, Kristel , Myers, Amanda , Love, Seth , Rogaeva, Ekaterina A. , Gallacher, John , Clarimón, Jordi , Bayer, Anthony, Proitsi, Petra, Sánchez-García, Florentino , Fox, Nick C. , Mancuso, Michelangelo , CFAS, MRC, Carrasquillo, Minerva M. , Ingelsson, Martin , Valladares, Otto , Coto, Eliécer , Hamilton‐Nelson, Kara L. , Owen, Michael J. , Soininen, Hilkka S. , Mosley, Thomas H. , Bennett, David , Holmes, Clive , Riemenschneider, Matthias, Rujescu, Dan , Psaty, Bruce M. , Bennett, David A. , Dichgans, Martin , Ramirez, Alfredo , Hakonarson, Hakon , Nöthen, Markus M , Seshadri, Sudha , Hardy, John , Amouyel, Philippe , Tzourio, Christophe , van Duijn, Cornelia M , Smith, Albert V , Ballantyne, Christie M , Rotter, Jerome I , Moebus, Susanne , Ruiz, Agustín , Pastor, Pau , Boada, Merce , Tsolaki, Magda , Brice, Alexis , Goate, Alison M , Galimberti, Daniela , Escott-Price, Valentina , Mecocci, Patrizia , Nacmias, Benedetta , Graff, Caroline , Riemenschneider, Markus J.

Alzheimer's & Dementia | December 20, 2014 | Volume: 11 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 658-671

10.1016/j.jalz.2014.05.1757 Get It

AbstractBackgroundLate‐onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) is heritable with 20 genes showing genome‐wide association in the International Genomics of Alzheimer's Project (IGAP). To identify the biology underlying the disease, we extended these genetic data in a pathway analysis.MethodsThe ALIGATOR and GSEA algorithms were used in the IGAP data to identify associated functional pathways and correlated gene expression networks in human brain.ResultsALIGATOR identified an excess of curated biological pathways showing enrichment of association. Enriched areas of biology included the immune response (P = 3.27 × 10−12 after multiple testing correction for pathways), regulation of endocytosis (P = 1.31 × 10−11), cholesterol transport (P = 2.96 × 10−9), and proteasome‐ubiquitin activity (P = 1.34 × 10−6). Correlated gene expression analysis identified four significant network modules, all related to the immune response (corrected P = .002–.05).ConclusionsThe immune response, regulation of endocytosis, cholesterol transport, and protein ubiquitination represent prime targets for AD therapeutics.
Effects of Multiple Genetic Loci on Age at Onset in Late-Onset Alzheimer Disease
Jun, Gyungah , Reitz, Christiane, Kunkle, Brian W. , Park, Yo Son, Beecham, Gary W. , Rajbhandary, Ruchita, Hamilton‐Nelson, Kara L., Wang, Li-San, Kauwe, John, Huentelman, Matthew J. , Bird, Thomas D., Baldwin, Clinton T., Jarvik, Gail P. , Crane, Paul K. , Barmada, M. Michael , Demirci, F. Yesim , Cruchaga, Carlos , Kramer, Patricia L., Ertekin‐Taner, Nilüfer , Hardy, John , Graff‐Radford, Neill R. , Larson, Eric B., George‐Hyslop, Peter St , Buxbaum, Joseph D. , Evans, Denis A., Lunetta, Kathryn L. , Kamboh, M. Ilyas , Saykin, Andrew J. , Reiman, Eric M. , Jager, Philip L. De , Morris, John C. , Montine, Thomas J. , Goate, Alison , Blacker, Deborah , Tsuang, Debby W. , Håkonarson, Håkon , Kukull, Walter A. , Foroud, Tatiana, Martin, Eden R. , Haines, Jonathan L. , Mayeux, Richard , Farrer, Lindsay A. , Schellenberg, Gerard D., Pericak‐Vance, Margaret A. , Albert, Marilyn S. , Albin, Roger L. , Apostolova, Liana G. , Arnold, Steven E. , Barber, Robert W., Beach, Thomas G. , Beekly, Duane, Bigio, Eileen H. , Bowen, James D. , Boxer, Adam, Cairns, Nigel J. , Cantwell, Laura B., Cao, Chuanhai , Carlson, Chris , Carney, Regina M., Carrasquillo, Minerva M., Carroll, Steven L. , Chui, Helena C., Clark, David G., Corneveaux, Jason J., Cribbs, David H. , DeCarli, Charles , DeKosky, Steven T. , Dick, Malcolm, Duara, Ranjan , Faber, Kelley M., Fallon, Kenneth B., Farlow, Martin R. , Ferris, Steven H. , Frosch, Matthew P. , Gearing, Marla , Geschwind, Daniel H. , Gilbert, John R., Glass, Jonathan D. , Growdon, John H., Hamilton, Ronald L. , Harrell, Lindy E., Hulette, Christine M., Jicha, Gregory A. , Jin, Lee‐Way, Karydas, Anna, Koo, Edward H. , Kowall, Neil W. , Kramer, Joel H. , LaFerla, Frank M. , Leverenz, James B. , Li, Ge , Lieberman, Andrew P. , Lin, Chiao‐Feng , Lyketsos, Constantine G. , Mack, Wendy J. , Martiniuk, Frank , Mash, Deborah C. , Masliah, Eliezer , McCormick, Wayne C., McKee, Ann C. , Miller, Carol A., Miller, Joshua W., Murrell, Jill R. , Olichney, John , Parisi, Joseph E., Paulson, Henry L. , Peskind, Elaine R. , Petersen, Ronald , Pierce, Aimee, Poon, Wayne W. , Raj, Ashok , Raskind, Murray A. , Reisberg, ‌Barry , Ringman, John M. , Rosen, Howard J., Rosenberg, Roger N., Sano, Mary , Schneider, Lon S. , Smith, Amanda , Sonnen, Joshua A. , Stern, Robert A. , Tanzi, Rudolph E. , Thornton‐Wells, Tricia A., Trojanowski, John Q. , Troncoso, Juan C. , Vinters, Harry V. , Vonsattel, Jean Paul, Weıntraub, Sandra , Wishnek, Sarah, Woltjer, Randall L. , Wright, Clinton B., Younkin, Steven G., Yu, Chang‐En , Yu, Lei, Bennett, David A. , DeCarli, Charles , Pankratz, Vernon S, Naj, Adam Christian , Perry, William , Hamilton‐Nelson, Kara L. , Wang, Li-San, Myers, Amanda , Boeve, Bradley F. , Rogaeva, Ekaterina A. , Cruchaga, Carlos , Kramer, P. L., Green, Robert C. , Schneider, Julie A. , Bennett, David , Barnes, Lisa L. , Becker, James T. , Burke, James R. , Carrasquillo, Minerva M. , Chui, Helena C. , Crocco, Elizabeth , Dickson, Dennis W. , Duara, Ranjan , Galasko, Douglas , Ganguli, Mary , Ghetti, Bernardino , Head, Elizabeth , Honig, Lawrence S. , Hyman, Bradley T. , Kaye, Jeffrey , Kim, Ronald , Lah, James J. , Levey, Allan I. , López, Oscar L. , McCurry, Susan M. , McDavid, Andrew , Mesulam, Marsel M. , Miller, Bruce L. , Pankratz, V. Shane , Potter, Huntington , Quinn, Joseph F. , Roberson, Erik D. , Seeley, William W. , Spina, Salvatore , Valladares, Otto , Deerlin, Vivianna M. Van , Eldik, Linda J. Van , Vardarajan, Badri Narayan , Welsh-Bohmer, Kathleen Anne , Williamson, Jennifer , Bennett, David A. , Hakonarson, Hakon , Saykin, Andrew J , Leverenz, James B , Jarvik, Gail P , Paulson, Henry L , Stern, Robert A , Hardy, John , Morris, John C , Goate, Alison M , Jicha, Gregory A , Sonnen, Joshua

JAMA Neurology | September 8, 2014 | Volume: 71 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 1394

10.1001/jamaneurol.2014.1491 Get It

Absence of C9ORF72 expanded or intermediate repeats in autopsy‐confirmed Parkinson's disease
Nuytemans, Karen , Inchausti, Vanessa, Beecham, Gary W. , Wang, Liyong , Dickson, Dennis W. , Trojanowski, John Q. , Mash, Deborah C. , Frosch, Matthew P. , Montine, Thomas J. , Dawson, Ted M. , Martin, Eden R. , Scott, William K. , Vance, Jeffery M. , Lee, Virginia M.‐Y. , Foroud, Tatiana , Honig, Lawrence S. , Dickson, Dennis W

Movement Disorders | February 26, 2014 | Volume: 29 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 827-830

10.1002/mds.25838 Get It

ABSTRACTBackgroundWe have reported that intermediate repeat lengths of the C9ORF72 repeat are a risk factor for Parkinson's disease (PD) in a clinically diagnosed data set. Because 10% to 25% of clinically diagnosed PD have different diagnoses upon autopsy, we hypothesized that this may reflect phenotypic heterogeneity or concomitant pathology of other neurodegenerative disorders.MethodsWe screened 488 autopsy‐confirmed PD cases for expansion haplotype tag rs3849942T. In 196 identified haplotype carriers, the C9ORF72 repeat was genotyped using the repeat‐primed polymerase chain reaction assay.ResultsNo larger (intermediate or expanded) repeats were found in these autopsy‐confirmed PD samples. This absence of larger repeats is significantly different from the frequency in clinically diagnosed datasets (P = 0.002).ConclusionsOur results suggest that expanded or intermediate C9ORF72 repeats in clinically diagnosed PD or parkinsonism might be an indication of heterogeneity in clinically diagnosed PD cases. Further studies are needed to elucidate the potential contribution of the C9ORF72 repeat to autopsy‐confirmed PD. © 2014 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society