Lack of association between schizophrenia and the apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 allele

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作者
Jonsson, E [1 ]
Lannfelt, L [1 ]
Engvall, B [1 ]
Sedvall, G [1 ]
机构
[1] HUDDINGE HOSP, DEPT GERIATR MED, S-14186 HUDDINGE, SWEDEN
关键词
schizophrenia; apolipoprotein E; association study; psychiatric genetics; Alzheimer's disease; ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE; TYPE-4; ALLELE; IMPAIRMENT; GENE;
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10.1007/BF02188951
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
The association between the epsilon 4 allele of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene and Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been reported. In order to examine if the epsilon 4 allele may play a role also in schizophrenia, another mental disorder, patients (n = 87) and control subjects (n = 57) were genotyped for APOE. No significant difference was found between the groups. The data indicate that the APOE gene is not of major importance for the genesis of schizophrenia.
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