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DNA methylation of TOMM40-APOE-APOC2 in Alzheimer's disease.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Apr 2018
Shao Yvonne, Shaw McKenzie, Todd Kaitlin, Khrestian Maria, D'Aleo Giana, Barnard P John, Zahratka Jeff, Pillai Jagan, Yu Chang-En, Keene C Dirk, Leverenz James B, Bekris Lynn M
Abstract excerpt
The apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele is the major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Multiple regulatory elements, spanning the extended TOMM40-APOE-APOC2 region, regulate gene expression at this locus. Regulatory element DNA methylation changes occur under different environmental conditions, such as disease. Our group and others have described an APOE CpG island as hypomethylated in AD, compared...
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