Distortion of Allelic Expression of Apolipoprotein E in Alzheimer's Disease
Open Access
- 1 November 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Human Molecular Genetics
- Vol. 6 (12) , 2151-2154
- https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/6.12.2151
Abstract
The APOE ε4 allele is a strong genetic susceptibility factor for Alzheimer's disease. Interaction with other biological factors may modulate the effect of the apoE isoforms. However, previous work suggested that other genetic variability within the APOE locus, influencing the effect of the ε 4 allele, may exist. Such variability could modify the expression of the APOE gene and, in particular, the level of expression of APOE alleles could be an important determinant of disease pathogenesis. To test this hypothesis we examined the levels of expression of APOE in heterozygotes with AD and in controls, using a new method of semi-quantitation. We report that relative ε4 mRNA expression is increased in AD compared with controls and suggest that genetic variability in the neural expression of APOE contributes to disease risk.Keywords
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