Publication
Title
The apolipoprotein E ε2 allele is associated with an increased risk of early-onset Alzheimer's disease and a reduced survival
Author
Abstract
It was suggested that in contrast to the E4 allele, the E2 allele of the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE*2) has a protective effect for late-onset Alzheimer's disease and early-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD). We studied the role of the APOE*2 allele in the pathogenesis of EOAD in a Dutch population-based study of 175 probable LOAD patients with onset age at or before 65 years and 532 age-matched controls. In our population, there was no evidence for a protective effect of the APOE*2 allele on the risk of EOAD. However, our data show that among EOAD patients, survival for APOE*2 carriers was significantly reduced. When restricting the analysis to patients ascertained early after diagnosis at a stage of disease when mortality is low, our data suggest an increased risk of EOAD for subjects with APOE2E2, APOE2E3, APOE3E4, and APOE4E4 genotypes.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Annals of neurology. - Boston, Mass.
Publication
Boston, Mass. : 1995
ISSN
0364-5134
DOI
10.1002/ANA.410370510
Volume/pages
37 :5 (1995) , p. 605-610
ISI
A1995RF06900009
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
UAntwerpen
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Publication type
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Web of Science
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