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Apolipoprotein E genotypes and longevity across dementia disorders

Skillbäck, T; Lautner, R; Mattsson, N; Schott, JM; Nägga, K; Kilander, L; Wimo, A; ... Zetterberg, H; + view all (2018) Apolipoprotein E genotypes and longevity across dementia disorders. Alzheimer's & Dementia , 14 (7) pp. 895-901. 10.1016/j.jalz.2018.02.003. Green open access

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The ε4 allele of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene is a prominent risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), but its implication in other dementias is less well studied. METHODS: We used a data set on 2858 subjects (1098 AD, 260 vascular dementia [VaD], 145 mixed AD and VaD, 90 other dementia diagnoses, and 1265 controls) to examine the association of APOE polymorphisms with clinical dementia diagnoses, biomarker profiles, and longevity. RESULTS: The ε4 allele was associated with reduced longevity as ε4 versus ε3 homozygotes lived on average 2.6 years shorter (P = .006). In AD, ε4 carriers lived 1.0 years shorter than noncarriers (P = .028). The ε4 allele was more prevalent in AD, mixed AD and VaD, and VaD patients compared to controls, but not in other dementia disorders. DISCUSSION: The APOE ε4 allele is influential in AD but might also be of importance in VaD and in mixed AD and VaD, diseases in which concomitant AD pathology is common.

Type: Article
Title: Apolipoprotein E genotypes and longevity across dementia disorders
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2018.02.003
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2018.02.003
Language: English
Additional information: © 2018 the Alzheimer's Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, Apolipoprotein E, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Dementia with Lewy bodies, Frontotemporal dementia, Parkinson's disease dementia, Vascular dementia
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Neurodegenerative Diseases
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10047022
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