Ancestral origin of ApoE ε4 Alzheimer disease risk in Puerto Rican and African American populations.

Ancestral origin of ApoE ε4 Alzheimer disease risk in Puerto Rican and African American populations.

The ApoE ε4 allele is the most significant genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer disease. The risk conferred by ε4, however, differs across populations, with populations of African ancestry showing lower ε4 risk compared to those of European or Asian ancestry. The cause of this heterogeneity...

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Main Authors: Farid Rajabli, Briseida E Feliciano, Katrina Celis, Kara L Hamilton-Nelson, Patrice L Whitehead, Larry D Adams, Parker L Bussies, Clara P Manrique, Alejandra Rodriguez, Vanessa Rodriguez, Takiyah Starks, Grace E Byfield, Carolina B Sierra Lopez, Jacob L McCauley, Heriberto Acosta, Angel Chinea, Brian W Kunkle, Christiane Reitz, Lindsay A Farrer, Gerard D Schellenberg, Badri N Vardarajan, Jeffery M Vance, Michael L Cuccaro, Eden R Martin, Jonathan L Haines, Goldie S Byrd, Gary W Beecham, Margaret A Pericak-Vance
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-12-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007791

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007791

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