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The APOE Gene is Differentially Methylated in Alzheimer's Disease.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2015
Foraker Jessica, Millard Steven P, Leong Lesley, Thomson Zachary, Chen Sunny, Keene C Dirk, Bekris Lynn M, Yu Chang-En
Abstract excerpt
The ɛ4 allele of the human apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) is a well-proven genetic risk factor for the late onset form of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the biological mechanisms through which the ɛ4 allele contributes to disease pathophysiology are incompletely understood. The three common alleles of APOE, ɛ2, ɛ3 and ɛ4, are defined by two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that reside in the coding region...
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