The elevated global H3K9me2 in FAD mice was also significantly enriched at the transcription start site regions of glutamate receptors (Gria2/GluA2 and Grin2b/NR2B genes), indicating that the loss of glutamate receptor transcription in AD is due to aberrant histone H3K9 dimethylation. This evidence concerns the gene GRIA2 and Alzheimer disease.