APOLIPOPROTEIN-E TYPE EPSILON-4 ALLELE FREQUENCY IS NOT INCREASED IN PATIENTS WITH SPORADIC INCLUSION-BODY MYOSITIS

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作者
HARRINGTON, CR [1 ]
ANDERSON, JR [1 ]
CHAN, KK [1 ]
机构
[1] ADDENBROOKES HOSP,DEPT NEUROPATHOL,CAMBRIDGE CB2 2QW,ENGLAND
关键词
APOLIPOPROTEIN E; INCLUSION BODY MYOSITIS; ALZHEIMERS DISEASE; TAU PROTEIN; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(94)11108-U
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Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The apolipoprotein E genotype was determined for 11 patients with sporadic inclusion-body myositis. Seven cases had the genotype epsilon 3/epsilon 3, the other four cases, epsilon 3/epsilon 4. The frequency of the epsilon 4 allele in this group of patients (0.182) was not significantly increased compared with elderly controls (0.147; n = 58), in contrast to Alzheimer's disease in which there was a significant increase (0.328; n = 67). The epsilon 2 allele was not found in any of the 11 sporadic inclusion-body myositis patients and its frequency was decreased in Alzheimer's disease. Despite certain pathological similarities that exist between inclusion body myositis and Alzheimer's disease, their association with particular apolipoprotein E genotypes is distinct.
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