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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Apolipoprotein E genotypes and Alzheimer's disease in a community study of elderly African Americans
Annals of Neurology, Volume 37, No. 1, Year 1995
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As part of a community‐based study of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the African‐American population age 65 and over, we have determined apolipoprotein E (Apo E) genotypes in 85 subjects (31 AD patients and 54 controls). The €4 allele of Apo E was strongly associated with AD in this population sample. The € allele frequency in AD patients was 40.3% compared with 13.9% in the control group, and 22.6% of the AD patients were homozygous for this allele compared with 3.7% of the control subjects (p = 0.01). This study extends the association of Apo E‐∈4 and AD to nonwhite populations and provides further evidence that the observed allelic association is biologically relevant. Copyright © 1995 American Neurological Association
Authors & Co-Authors
Hendrie, Hugh C.
United States, Indianapolis
Indiana University School of Medicine
Hall, Kathleen S.
United States, Indianapolis
Indiana University School of Medicine
Hui, Siu Lui
United States, Indianapolis
Indiana University School of Medicine
Unverzagt, Frederick W.
United States, Indianapolis
Indiana University School of Medicine
Yu, Changeen
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Lahiri, Debomoy Kumar
United States, Indianapolis
Indiana University School of Medicine
Sahota, Amrik S.
United States, Indianapolis
Indiana University School of Medicine
Farlow, Martin R.
United States, Indianapolis
Indiana University School of Medicine
Musick, Beverly Sue
United States, Indianapolis
Indiana University School of Medicine
Brashear, Allison
United States, Indianapolis
Indiana University School of Medicine
Burdine, Vicki E.
United States, Indianapolis
Indiana University School of Medicine
Osuntokun, Benjamin O.
Nigeria, Ibadan
University of Ibadan
Ogunniyi, Adesola O.
Nigeria, Ibadan
University of Ibadan
Gureje, Oye
Nigeria, Ibadan
University of Ibadan
Baiyewu, Olusegun
Nigeria, Ibadan
University of Ibadan
Schellenberg, Gerard D.
Nigeria, Ibadan
University of Ibadan
Statistics
Citations: 154
Authors: 16
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/ana.410370123
ISSN:
03645134
e-ISSN:
15318249
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Cross Sectional Study