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. 2020 Feb;17(2):96-105.
doi: 10.30773/pi.2019.0090. Epub 2020 Feb 3.

Association of Apolipoprotein E Polymorphisms with White Matter Lesions and Brain Atrophy

ZhiLi Niu  1 , PingAn Zhang  1 , Dong Li  1 , ChengLiang Zhu  1 , LiNa Feng  1 , Ge Xiong  1 , NaNa Song  1 , Pei Tang  1 , Feng Liu  1
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Association of Apolipoprotein E Polymorphisms with White Matter Lesions and Brain Atrophy

ZhiLi Niu et al. Psychiatry Investig. 2020 Feb.

Abstract

Objective: Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is mainly synthesized in the liver. So far, it is unknown the relationship among APOE gene polymorphisms and WML, brain atrophy. Therefore, the aim of the study was to assess the associations of APOE gene polymorphisms in patients with WML and brain atrophy.

Methods: A total of 58 patients with WML, 128 patients with brain atrophy, 112 patients with co-occurrence of WML and brain atrophy and 95 healthy elderly volunteers were recruited from Renmin Hospital of WuHan University.

Results: Allele E3 was the most common allele. The alleles E2 had significantly higher levels of ApoB and lower age in WML group. The alleles E2 was associated with the lower level of ApoB, LDL-Ch, TCh, and sdLDL in co-occurrence group. The E3/E3 genotype has higher level of sdLDL, but lower age and female frequency in WML. The E3/E4 genotype had higher level of TG, but lower age in WML. Gender, Age, E2, Hyperhomocysteinemia and UA were also significantly associated with disease progression.

Conclusion: This study found that clinical data, lipids and metabolic complications were closely related to ApoE genotypes and alleles, and also disease progression and type.

Keywords: Apolipoprotein E; Brain atrophy; Polymorphisms; WML.

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