Despoina Georgouli

Prof. Despoina Georgouli

University of thessaly
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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

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SKStefania Kalampokini
Stefania Kalampokini
DGDespoina Georgouli
Despoina Georgouli
EPEleni Patrikiou
Eleni Patrikiou
APAntonios Provatas
Antonios Provatas
Varvara ValotassiouVarvara Valotassiou
Varvara Valotassiou
GXGeorgia Xiromerisiou
Georgia Xiromerisiou
Mutations in the gene encoding amyloid precursor protein (APP) cause autosomal dominant inherited Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We present a case of a 68-year-old female who presented with epileptic seizures, neuropsychiatric symptoms and progressive memory decline and was found to carry a novel APP variant, c.2062T>G pLeu688Val. A comprehensive literature review of all reported cases of AD due to APP mutations was performed in PubMed and Web of Science databases. We reviewed 98 studies with a total of 385 cases. The mean age of disease onset was 51.3 ± 8.3 (31–80 years). Mutations were most often located in exons 17 (80.8%) and 16 (12.2%). The most common symptoms were dementia, visuospatial symptoms, aphasia, epilepsy and psychiatric symptoms. Mutations in the β-amyloid region, and specifically exon 17, were associated with high pathogenicity and a younger age of disease onset. We describe the second reported APP mutation in the Greek population. APP mutations may act variably on disease expression and their phenotype is heterogeneous.