D. Ibarreta et al., APOLIPOPROTEIN-E GENOTYPE IN SPANISH PATIENTS OF ALZHEIMERS OR PARKINSONS-DISEASE, Journal of the neurological sciences, 134(1-2), 1995, pp. 146-149
Blood donors of the Madrid area show a 6% frequency of apolipoprotein
E genotype carrying allele epsilon 4. This frequency is smaller than o
ther populations of Caucasian origin. This proportion decreases to 4%
in a selected sample of healthy individuals of ages > 60 years. The fr
equency (34%) of the allele epsilon 4 was significantly increased in p
atients of late onset Alzheimer's disease, similarly to other populati
ons. An earlier age of onset of the dementia is observed in the patien
ts of late-onset Alzheimer's disease carrying the allele epsilon 4. No
increased frequency in allele epsilon 4 frequency was found in patien
ts of early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Patients of Parkinson's disease
do not show any differences in the frequency of the alleles of apolip
oprotein E when compared with healthy individuals.