APOLIPOPROTEIN-E GENOTYPES AND ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE IN A COMMUNITY STUDY OF ELDERLY AFRICAN-AMERICANS

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HENDRIE, HC
HALL, KS
HUI, S
UNVERZAGT, FW
YU, CE
LAHIRI, DK
SAHOTA, A
FARLOW, M
MUSICK, B
CLASS, CA
BRASHEAR, A
BURDINE, VE
OSUNTOKUN, BO
OGUNNIYI, AO
GUREJE, O
BAIYEWU, O
SCHELLENBERG, GD
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[1] INDIANA UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT NEUROL,INDIANAPOLIS,IN 46202
[2] INDIANA UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT MED & MOLEC GENET,INDIANAPOLIS,IN 46202
[3] UNIV WASHINGTON,DEPT MED,DIV NEUROL,SEATTLE,WA
[4] UNIV IBADAN,DEPT MED,NEUROL UNIT,IBADAN,NIGERIA
[5] UNIV IBADAN,DEPT PREVENT & SOCIAL MED,IBADAN,NIGERIA
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10.1002/ana.410370123
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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As part of a community-based study of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the African-American population age 65 and over, we have determined apolipoprotein E (Apo E) genotypes in 85 subjects (31 AD patients and 54 controls). The epsilon 4 allele of Apo E was strongly associated with AD in this population sample. The epsilon 4 allele frequency in AD patients was 40.3% compared with 23.9% in the control group, and 22.6% of the AD patients were homozygous for this allele compared with 3.7% of the control subjects (p = 0.01). This study extends the association of Apo E-epsilon 4 and AD to nonwhite populations and provides further evidence that the observed allelic association is biologically relevant.
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