Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a degenerative disorder characterized by a profound loss of memory and cognition. As patients exhibit a variety of symptoms, the disease has been found to be genetically heterogeneous also. Mutations in genes on chromosomes 21 (the -amyloid peptide) and 14 (presenilin 1) are associated with early onset disease, mutations in a gene on chromosome 1 (presenilin 2) with a Volga German kindred, and the risk factor apolipoprotein E n4 (Apon4) on chromosome 19 with both late-and-early onset disease. In this study, association of AD with both the ApoE n4 and ApoCI A alleles was found. The increased risk of AD among carriers of n4 was found to be higher among those who also bear the ApoCI A allele, but this may be due to a dose effect of the n4 allele. ?

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Biotechnology Resource Grants (P41)
Project #
5P41RR003655-15
Application #
6348119
Study Section
Project Start
2000-09-01
Project End
2001-08-31
Budget Start
1998-10-01
Budget End
1999-09-30
Support Year
15
Fiscal Year
2000
Total Cost
$3,754
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Case Western Reserve University
Department
Type
DUNS #
077758407
City
Cleveland
State
OH
Country
United States
Zip Code
44106

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Petrovic, Dusan; Pivin, Edward; Ponte, Belen et al. (2016) Sociodemographic, behavioral and genetic determinants of allostatic load in a Swiss population-based study. Psychoneuroendocrinology 67:76-85
Greer, Katarina B; Falk, Gary W; Bednarchik, Beth et al. (2015) Associations of Serum Adiponectin and Leptin With Barrett's Esophagus. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 13:2265-72
Alwan, Heba; Ehret, Georg; Ponte, Belen et al. (2015) Heritability of ambulatory and office blood pressure in the Swiss population. J Hypertens 33:2061-7

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