ApoE4
allele
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role in Alzheimer disease
- In Alzheimer disease: Genetic variants
…of this gene—APOE2, APOE3, and APOE4—two of which, APOE3 and APOE4, are associated with an increased risk of disease and influence the age of onset of disease.
Read More - In human disease: Alzheimer’s disease
The presence of one form—ApoE4—in an individual’s genome seems to increase the deposition of amyloid β-protein in the brain and may also increase the number of neurofibrillary tangles.
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