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ApoE genotype accounts for the vast majority of AD risk and AD pathology.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Jan 2000
Raber Jacob, Huang Yadong, Ashford J Wesson
Abstract excerpt
In this review, evidence is provided that apolipoprotein E (apoE) genotype accounts for the majority of Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk and pathology. The three major human isoforms, apoE2, apoE3, and apoE4, are encoded by different alleles (2, 3, 4) and regulate lipid metabolism and redistribution. ApoE isoforms differ in their effects on AD risk and pathology. Clinical and epidemiological data have indicated that...
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