Apolipoprotein E

Chapter One Apolipoprotein E (Apo E) Introduction: Human plasma has five different types of apolipoproteins (A, B, C, D, and E) and some of them are further categorized into subtypes (Eichner et al., 2002), (Anthopoulos et al., 2010). Apolipoprotein (Apo E) is a member of apolipoprotien gene family that was discovered in the 1970s and they are classified to three isoforms encoded by the E2, E3, E4 allele that were further subdivide into subforms giving six common isoforms of Apo E (Meigs et al

variants showing a Mendelian inheritance mode, LOAD is attributed to genetically complex and heterogeneous variants that modify disease susceptibility depending on the environmental factors and life style of the individuals. The e4 allele in the Apolipoprotein E (APOE) (19q13.32) gene remains the most established genetic risk factor in LOAD. The risk effect of APOE-e4 (~4 to 15 fold) has been consistently replicated in a large number of study cohorts from different ethnic groups. There are at least

Reductase (HMGCR), was associated with a delayed age of onset (P=0.017) and a decreased risk for developing sporadic Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) (OR=0.521; P=0.0028). The results were reportedly more significant in women and individuals that carried the apolipoprotein E type 4 variant (APOE4), a gene most consistently associated with increased AD risk. While each of the datasets used in their study showed interesting results that suggested that HMGCR plays a role as a potent genetic modifier for AD, none of

common form of Alzheimer’s disease that victimizes almost half of all of the people over the age of 65 and may or may not be hereditary. Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Early-onset Alzheimer’s is a rare, but fast stage of Alzheimer’s disease. According to Glenn E. Smith, Ph.D., a neuropsychologist at Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minn. (2014), Early-onset Alzheimer’s is an uncommon form of dementia that strikes about 5 percent of patients with symptoms before the age of 65. This form of Alzheimer’s has been known

people will suffer from the disease (12). Recent decades have focused on finding genetic causes. But now, researchers are looking at how environmental factors may interact with genetics. One genetic factor associated with late-onset AD is called apolipoprotein E (APOE), a gene on chromosome 19 that makes a protein that carries cholesterol and other types of fat in the blood stream. The APOE gene has 3 alleles. APOE2 appears to reduce the risk of AD while APOE3 doesn’t seem to affect the risk at all.

At 16 years old, I listened carefully as my grandmother described in detail her daugher who lived in Utah with 4 girls, one of those being myself. Though it seemed her memory was very clear on the subject, she did not realize that I was one of those 4 girls. My grandma has Alzheimer’s disease. She started showing mild signs of it around the age of 75 and it has slowly progressed over the years. Now, 10 years later her memory is almost completely gone. Alzheimer 's disease is an irreversible, abnormal

What Is Alzheimer 's Disease and What Is the Best Way to Avoid It By Barry R Parker | Submitted On June 17, 2014 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Google+ Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on StumbleUpon Share this article on Delicious Share this article on Digg Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Pinterest Expert Author Barry R Parker What is Alzheimer 's Disease

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The poem “anyone lived in a pretty how town” by E.E. Cummings talks about the cycle of life and the importance of structure, symbolism, and language of the poem. For instance, the poem has nine stanzas, which has a rhyming pattern of AABC. The rhythm of the poem is significant for it supports one of themes, the cycle of life. Cumming uses season to explain the poem's progress. “spring summer autumn winter” (3) and “sun moon stars rain” (8) symbolizes time passing, which represents life passing. In

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