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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-9-27
pubmed:abstractText
APOE epsilon4 allele is associated with poorer outcome in degenerative neurological diseases. Its role in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is still unclear. The aim of the present study was to further analyze the association of APOE epsilon4 allele with progression and survival of ALS. One hundred consecutive ALS patients (53 males) and 133 controls were genotyped for the APOE epsilon4 allele. The association of this allele with survival to death or tracheostomy was analyzed by Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. The frequency of the APOE epsilon4 allele in ALS patients was slightly higher (15.1%) than in the control group (10.9%). Patients with or without an APOE epsilon4 allele had a similar age of onset and frequency of bulbar onset. There was a significant shortening of the 50% probability of survival (by 32 months) in patients carrying the APOE epsilon4 allele (p=0.03). In conclusion, carrying an APOE epsilon4 allele is a poor prognostic factor in ALS. This is compatible with a role of apolipoprotein on neuronal survival and repair.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0022-510X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
190
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
17-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11574101-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11574101-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11574101-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:11574101-Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, pubmed-meshheading:11574101-Apolipoprotein E4, pubmed-meshheading:11574101-Apolipoproteins E, pubmed-meshheading:11574101-DNA Mutational Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:11574101-Disease Progression, pubmed-meshheading:11574101-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11574101-Gene Frequency, pubmed-meshheading:11574101-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:11574101-Genetic Testing, pubmed-meshheading:11574101-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:11574101-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11574101-Israel, pubmed-meshheading:11574101-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11574101-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11574101-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:11574101-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:11574101-Survival, pubmed-meshheading:11574101-Survival Rate
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Association of APOE epsilon4 allele with survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Ramat-Aviv, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article