A2M, alpha-2-macroglobulin, 2

N. diseases: 147; N. variants: 3
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C2239176
Disease: Liver carcinoma
Liver carcinoma
0.510 Biomarker disease RGD Distinctive immunohistochemical staining for alpha(2)M could be consistently demonstrated in GST-P-negative HAF, HCA, and HCC induced not only by peroxisome proliferators but also N-nitrosodiethylamine alone. 15509519 2004
CUI: C2239176
Disease: Liver carcinoma
Liver carcinoma
0.510 Biomarker disease CTD_human Distinctive immunohistochemical staining for alpha(2)M could be consistently demonstrated in GST-P-negative HAF, HCA, and HCC induced not only by peroxisome proliferators but also N-nitrosodiethylamine alone. 15509519 2004
CUI: C2239176
Disease: Liver carcinoma
Liver carcinoma
0.510 Biomarker disease BEFREE Since elevated TGF-beta1 promotes the development of many tumour types, these observations suggest that the HBxAg-mediated alteration in TGF-beta1 and alpha(2)-M production may contribute importantly to the pathogenesis of HCC. 14769885 2004
CUI: C0027726
Disease: Nephrotic Syndrome
Nephrotic Syndrome
0.510 Biomarker group CTD_human We studied plasma antithrombin III (AT-III), alpha 1-PI, alpha 2-antiplasmin (alpha 2-A), alpha 2-macroglobulin (alpha 2-M) activity, and some blood coagulation and fibrinolysis tests in children with frequently relapsing prednisone-responsive NS. 11304663 2001
CUI: C0027726
Disease: Nephrotic Syndrome
Nephrotic Syndrome
0.510 Biomarker group RGD The serum alpha 2M concentration was increased approximately equal to 50-fold and was proportional to synthesis (r = 0.91 P < 0.001). alpha 2-Macroglobulin synthesis increased by 12-fold in NAR and 50-fold in NS. 9453001 1998
CUI: C0027726
Disease: Nephrotic Syndrome
Nephrotic Syndrome
0.510 Biomarker group BEFREE The serum alpha 2M concentration was increased approximately equal to 50-fold and was proportional to synthesis (r = 0.91 P < 0.001). alpha 2-Macroglobulin synthesis increased by 12-fold in NAR and 50-fold in NS. 9453001 1998
CUI: C0002395
Disease: Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
0.500 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE The relative expression level of BACE1 gene in the stem cell treatment group was lower than that in the AD control group (P<0.05), but that of A2M gene was increased (P<0.05). 30542456 2018
CUI: C0002395
Disease: Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE We recently reported that alpha-2 macroglobulin (A2M) is a biomarker of neuronal injury in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and identified a network of nine genes co-expressed with A2M in the brain. 29154276 2018
CUI: C0002395
Disease: Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE Collectively these novel findings suggest that A2M is associated with preclinical AD, reflects early neuronal injury in the disease course and may be responsive to tau phosphorylation in the brain through the RCAN1-calcineurin pathway. 27872486 2017
CUI: C0002395
Disease: Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Drug response from pharmacogenetic viewpoint after 3-year follow-up of AD patients and Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) analysis demonstrated that AD patients carrying bigenic genotype IL-6 CC-A2M AG (ΔCDR = 4.5) and male patients with IL-6 CC genotype (ΔCDR = 3.83) provided the best response and the A2M GG genotype (ΔCDR = 7.97) and bigenic genotype IL-6 GG-A2M GG (ΔCDR = 8.5) conferred the worst response to the rivastigmine, suggesting likely involvement of genotype-specific response to rivastigmine therapy in AD patients. 26289409 2016
CUI: C0002395
Disease: Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
0.500 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE The TREM2 variant is associated with: (i) AD (odds ratio: 4.76; P = .014); (ii) increased density of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in multiple brain regions; (iii) increased TREM2 (P = .041) and TYROBP (P = .006) gene expression; (iv) decreased TREM2 protein levels (P = .016); and (v) upregulation of proinflammatory cytokines (regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted [RANTES] and interferon [IFN] gamma) (P = .003) and nominal downregulation of protective markers (α2-macroglobulin, interleukin 4 or IL-4, and ApoA1) (P = .018). 25499537 2015
CUI: C0002395
Disease: Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE On the lack of a clear-cut association between alpha-2-macroglobulin deletion and the risk of Alzheimer disease in Poland. 25574746 2014
CUI: C0002395
Disease: Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The meta-analysis suggests that there is no enough evidence for associations of A2M gene polymorphisms (5 bp I/D, Ile1000Val) with AD risk at present, even after stratification by ethnicity and APOE ε4 with genotypes of polymorphism sites. 24756728 2014
CUI: C0002395
Disease: Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The coexistence of at least one allele Val (A2M-Val+) and one allele C (LRP1-C+) increased up two times the risk of AD (OR 2.32; 95% CI 1.23-4.35; p<0.009). 20637261 2010
CUI: C0002395
Disease: Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
0.500 GeneticVariation disease LHGDN Interaction of CTSD and A2M polymorphisms in the risk for Alzheimer's disease. 16784755 2006
CUI: C0002395
Disease: Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Two other genes with mixed support as genetic risk factors for AD, A2M (alpha-2-macroglobulin) and LRP (low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein), have not been studied in relation to memory among nondemented adults. 16402284 2006
CUI: C0002395
Disease: Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
0.500 Biomarker disease LHGDN Through combination-analysis of the data about the A2M-I/D and the A2M-Ile1000Val variants, the A2M gene was suggested to be associated with Alzheimer's disease. 15931081 2005
CUI: C0002395
Disease: Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Through combination-analysis of the data about the A2M-I/D and the A2M-Ile1000Val variants, the A2M gene was suggested to be associated with Alzheimer's disease. 15931081 2005
CUI: C0002395
Disease: Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) and alpha-2-macroglobulin (A2M) are two plausible candidate genes for Alzheimer disease (AD) based on their important biological function and positional information. 16040006 2005
CUI: C0002395
Disease: Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The presence of MPO-G/G and A2M-Val/Val genotypes synergistically increased the risk of AD (OR, 25.5; 95% CI, 4.65-139.75). 15023809 2004
CUI: C0002395
Disease: Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE These results indicated that A2M-D allele was probably a weak AD protective factor, and there was a possible interaction of APOE-epsilon 4 and A2M-G alleles to increase AD risk in Mainland Han Chinese. 14675603 2004
CUI: C0002395
Disease: Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Earlier identified regions on chromosomes 10 and 12, nor the effect of the alpha-2-macroglobulin (A2M) I/D polymorphism on Alzheimer's disease could be confirmed in our study. 15130954 2004
CUI: C0002395
Disease: Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
0.500 GeneticVariation disease LHGDN These results indicated that A2M-D allele was probably a weak AD protective factor, and there was a possible interaction of APOE-epsilon 4 and A2M-G alleles to increase AD risk in Mainland Han Chinese. 14675603 2004
CUI: C0002395
Disease: Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Angiotensin-converting enzyme and alpha-2-macroglobulin gene polymorphisms are not associated with Alzheimer's disease in Colombian patients. 14759632 2004
CUI: C0002395
Disease: Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
0.500 Biomarker disease CTD_human The presence of MPO-G/G and A2M-Val/Val genotypes synergistically increased the risk of AD (OR, 25.5; 95% CI, 4.65-139.75). 15023809 2004