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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-8-31
pubmed:abstractText
Allele-frequency comparisons between younger and older populations suggest an effect of apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) on mortality, not consistently confirmed by longitudinal data. Our aim was to assess the effect of APOE on survival taking into account the possible contribution of Alzheimer's disease, other dementias, ischemic heart- and cerebrovascular disease (IHCD). In a community-based longitudinal study, the Kungsholmen Project, 75+ year-old individuals (n=1094) were examined, and followed for 18 years. An increased mortality-risk of 22% in those with the epsilon4 allele was detected; whereas a 28% decreased mortality-risk was detected in those with the epsilon2 allele compared to those with the epsilon3epsilon3 genotype. IHCD adjustment did not change the mortality-risk in those with the epsilon4 allele or the epsilon2 allele. Dementia accounted for the majority of the increased mortality-risk associated with the epsilon4 allele, but the protective effect of the epsilon2 allele remained. Both effects of the epsilon4 allele and the epsilon2 allele were strongly modified by gender. A 49% elevated risk for death in men was related to the epsilon4 allele, and a 36% decreased mortality-risk was found in women with the epsilon2 allele. These findings suggest different roles for the APOE alleles in survival by gender in old age.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1558-1497
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1545-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18237822-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18237822-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:18237822-Apolipoprotein E2, pubmed-meshheading:18237822-Apolipoprotein E3, pubmed-meshheading:18237822-Apolipoprotein E4, pubmed-meshheading:18237822-Apolipoproteins E, pubmed-meshheading:18237822-Cardiovascular Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:18237822-Dementia, pubmed-meshheading:18237822-Educational Status, pubmed-meshheading:18237822-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18237822-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:18237822-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:18237822-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18237822-Kaplan-Meier Estimate, pubmed-meshheading:18237822-Longevity, pubmed-meshheading:18237822-Longitudinal Studies, pubmed-meshheading:18237822-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18237822-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:18237822-Sequence Analysis, DNA, pubmed-meshheading:18237822-Sex Characteristics
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
APOE-related mortality: effect of dementia, cardiovascular disease and gender.
pubmed:affiliation
Aging Research Center, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm Gerontology Research Center, SE-11330, Stockholm, Sweden. Lina.rosvall@ki.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't