Article
Serum apolipoprotein E level is not increased in Alzheimer's disease: the Rotterdam study.
Neuroscience letters - 22 May 1998
Slooter A J, de Knijff P, Hofman A, Cruts M, Breteler M M, Van Broeckhoven C, Havekes L M, van Duijn C M
Abstract excerpt
The APOE*4 allele of the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) is an important risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. It has been suggested that levels of apolipoprotein E (apoE) in plasma are increased in Alzheimer's disease. In this population-based study, we found that serum apoE levels were lower in Alz...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alzheimer Disease
- Apolipoproteins E
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged