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A point mutation at codon 717 of amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene has been demonstrated to play an important pathogenic role in some cases of familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD). Recently, a single case of chronic schizophrenia with a point mutation at codon 713 of APP gene which sits very close to the mutation in FAD was reported. We screened for these two kinds of mutations in 39 schizophrenic patients using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction enzyme technique. A mutation of codon 713 creates aMaeIII restriction site and that of codon 717 creates aBclI site. Enzyme digestion with amplified PCR product revealed no restriction site in all subjects. None of our subjects had either of these two kinds of mutations. Our findings support the hypothesis that the case of a mutation at codon 713 of APP gene is a natural non-pathogenic variant and, as well as a mutation at codon 717, has no relation with the genetic predisposition to schizophrenia.
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Fukuda, R., Hattori, M., Sasaki, T. et al. No evidence for a point mutation at codon 713 and 717 of amyloid precursor protein gene in Japanese schizophrenics. Jap J Human Genet 38, 407–411 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01907987
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