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PSEN2

MIM.600759 1q31-q42

Pathology

- germline mutations in

  • early-onset familial Alzheimer disease (Locus 4 at 1q31-q42) (MIM.606889)
  • idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (CMD1V) (MIM.115200)

See also

- presenilins (PSENs)

  • PSEN1 and PSEN2

References

- Li D, Parks SB, Kushner JD, Nauman D, Burgess D, Ludwigsen S, Partain J, Nixon RR, Allen CN, Irwin RP, Jakobs PM, Litt M, Hershberger RE. Mutations of presenilin genes in dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure. Am J Hum Genet. 2006 Dec;79(6):1030-9. PMID: #17186461#