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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
APOE ε4 is not associated with Alzheimer's disease in elderly Nigerians
Annals of Neurology, Volume 59, No. 1, Year 2006
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Since 1992, research teams from Indiana University and the University of Ibadan have been collecting and comparing data from two diverse, elderly populations to identify risk factors for dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Apolipoprotein E (APOE) was genotyped in 2,245 Nigerian samples. Of these, 830 had a diagnosis: 459 were normal, and 140 had dementia including 123 diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. In contrast with other populations, the APOE ε4 allele was not significantly associated with Alzheimer's disease or dementia. This lack of association in the Yoruba might reflect genetic variation, environmental factors, as well as genetic/environmental interactions. © 2005 American Neurological Association.
Authors & Co-Authors
Gureje, Oye
Nigeria, Ibadan
University of Ibadan
Ogunniyi, Adesola O.
Nigeria, Ibadan
University of Ibadan
Baiyewu, Olusegun
Nigeria, Ibadan
University of Ibadan
Price, Brandon
United States, Indianapolis
Indiana University School of Medicine
Unverzagt, Frederick W.
United States, Indianapolis
Indiana University School of Medicine
Evans, Rebecca M.
United States, Indianapolis
Indiana University School of Medicine
Smith-Gamble, Valerie
United States, Indianapolis
Indiana University School of Medicine
Lane, Kathleen A.
United States, Indianapolis
Indiana University School of Medicine
Gao, Sujuan
United States, Indianapolis
Indiana University School of Medicine
Hall, Kathleen S.
United States, Indianapolis
Indiana University School of Medicine
Hendrie, Hugh C.
United States, Indianapolis
Indiana University School of Medicine
Murrell, Jill R.
United States, Indianapolis
Indiana University School of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 106
Authors: 12
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/ana.20694
ISSN:
03645134
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Mental Health