[HTML][HTML] Apolipoprotein E and Alzheimer's disease

BR Troutwine, L Hamid, CR Lysaker, TA Strope… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2022 - Elsevier
Genetic variation in apolipoprotein E (APOE) influences Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk.
APOE ε4 alleles are the strongest genetic risk factor for late onset sporadic AD. The AD risk …

Apolipoprotein E and Alzheimer disease: risk, mechanisms and therapy

CC Liu, T Kanekiyo, H Xu, G Bu - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2013 - nature.com
Abstract Apolipoprotein E (Apo-E) is a major cholesterol carrier that supports lipid transport
and injury repair in the brain. APOE polymorphic alleles are the main genetic determinants …

Apolipoprotein E and Alzheimer disease: pathobiology and targeting strategies

Y Yamazaki, N Zhao, TR Caulfield, CC Liu… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Polymorphism in the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene is a major genetic risk determinant of
late-onset Alzheimer disease (AD), with the APOE* ε 4 allele conferring an increased risk …

ApoE genotype accounts for the vast majority of AD risk and AD pathology

J Raber, Y Huang, JW Ashford - Neurobiology of aging, 2004 - Elsevier
In this review, evidence is provided that apolipoprotein E (apoE) genotype accounts for the
majority of Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk and pathology. The three major human isoforms …

[HTML][HTML] APOE2: protective mechanism and therapeutic implications for Alzheimer's disease

Z Li, F Shue, N Zhao, M Shinohara, G Bu - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2020 - Springer
Investigations of apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene, the major genetic risk modifier for
Alzheimer's disease (AD), have yielded significant insights into the pathogenic mechanism …

Apolipoprotein E and Alzheimer's disease: a review of recent studies

GA Higgins, CH Large, HT Rupniak… - … Biochemistry and Behavior, 1997 - Elsevier
There are three isoforms of the 33-kDa protein apolipoprotein E (apoE), termed apoE2,
apoE3, and apoE4, each encoded by distinct genes APOE2, APOE3, and APOE4 …

[HTML][HTML] The role of apolipoprotein E in Alzheimer's disease

J Kim, JM Basak, DM Holtzman - Neuron, 2009 - cell.com
The ɛ4 allele of apolipoprotein E (APOE) is the major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Although there have been numerous studies attempting to elucidate the …

Apolipoprotein E and apolipoprotein E receptors: normal biology and roles in Alzheimer disease

DM Holtzman, J Herz, G Bu - Cold Spring …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype is the major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer disease
(AD); the ε4 allele increases risk and the ε2 allele is protective. In the central nervous system …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic approaches targeting Apolipoprotein E function in Alzheimer's disease

T Williams, DR Borchelt, P Chakrabarty - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2020 - Springer
One of the primary genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the presence of the Ɛ4
allele of apolipoprotein E (APOE). APOE is a polymorphic lipoprotein that is a major …

Human apolipoprotein E: the Alzheimer's disease connection

KH Weisgraber, RW Mahley - The FASEB Journal, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Human apolipoprotein (apo) E, long known for its prominent role in cholesterol transport and
plasma lipoprotein metabolism, has recently emerged as a major genetic risk factor for …