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  1. Increased Plasma S-Adenosylhomocysteine–Accelerated Atherosclerosis Is Associated With Epigenetic Regulation of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in apoE −/− Mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology 2015-01 Genetics

    Plasma SAH levels and atherosclerotic lesion size were significantly increased in adenosine dialdehyde and SAH hydrolase short hairpin RNA groups when compared with control group.

  2. Rare variant testing of imputed data: an analysis pipeline typified

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Human heredity 2014-12-10 Genetics

    Important methodological advancements in rare variant association testing have been made recently, among them collapsing tests, kernel methods and the variable threshold (VT) technique.

  3. Genome-wide association studies in neurology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Annals of translational medicine 2014-12 Genetics

    Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are a powerful tool for understanding the genetic underpinnings of human disease.

  4. Clinical and neuroimaging characterization of Chinese dementia patients with PSEN1 and PSEN2 mutations

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders 2014-10-15 Risk genes beyond APOE

    We identified 1 known pathogenic PSEN1 (p.His163Arg, c.488A>G) mutation and 3 novel PSEN2 mutations in 6 patients.

  5. Haptoglobin interacts with apolipoprotein E and beta-amyloid and influences their crosstalk

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. ACS chemical neuroscience 2014-08-01 Genetics

    Beta-amyloid accumulation in brain is a driving force for Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis.

  6. How proteomic ApoE serotyping could impact Alzheimer's disease risk assessment: genetic testing by proteomics

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Expert review of proteomics 2014-07-04 Genetics

    Humans have three major apolipoprotein E (ApoE) alleles (APOE; ε2, ε3 and ε4) that produce three ApoE protein isoforms.

  7. LEVERAGING LOCAL IDENTITY-BY-DESCENT INCREASES THE POWER OF CASE/CONTROL GWAS WITH RELATED INDIVIDUALS

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. The annals of applied statistics 2014-06 Genetics

    Large case/control genome-wide association studies (GWAS) often include groups of related individuals with known relationships.

  8. The role of apolipoprotein E in neurodegeneration and cardiovascular disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Expert review of proteomics 2014-04-22 Genetics

    Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is an abundant plasma protein that interacts with low density lipoprotein receptors and other proteins, participating in the transport of cholesterol and lipids.

  9. PSEN1 and PSEN2 gene expression in Alzheimer's disease brain: a new approach

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2014 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Presenilin 1 (PSEN1) and presenilin 2 (PSEN2) genes encode the major component of y-secretase, which is responsible for sequential proteolytic cleavages of amyloid precursor proteins and the subsequent formation of amyloid-β peptides. 150 RNA samples from the entorhinal cortex, auditory cortex and hippocampal regions of individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and controls elderly subjects were analyzed with using real-time rtPCR.

  10. Early-onset familial Alzheimer's disease (EOFAD)

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques 2012-07 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Early-onset familial Alzheimer's disease (EOFAD) is a condition characterized by early onset dementia (age at onset < 65 years) and a positive family history for dementia.

  11. Apolipoprotein E expression and purification

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) 2011 Genetics

    Since the discovery of the association of apolipoprotein E (apoE) 4 with Alzheimer's disease 17 years ago, numerous in vitro experiments with the apoE isoforms (apoE2, apoE3, and apoE4) have been performed to try to understand the basis for this association.

  12. APOE ε 4 allele and CSF APOE on cognition in HIV-infected subjects

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology 2010-12-24 Genetics

    The significance of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Apolipoprotein E (APOE) level and whether it might have differential effects on brain function due to the presence of APOE ε 4 allele(s) in HIV-infected patients are unknown.

  13. Does apolipoprotein E genotype modify the clinical expression of ALS?

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. European journal of neurology 2010-09-28 Genetics

    The frequencies of individual ApoE genotypes did not differ between patients with ALS and ALS-free Caucasian populations.

  14. Mechanisms linking apolipoprotein E isoforms with cardiovascular and neurological diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Current opinion in lipidology 2010-08 Genetics

    The purpose of this review is to provide insights into recent advances in mechanisms linking apolipoprotein (apo) E isoforms to cardiovascular and neurological diseases.

  15. Apolipoprotein-E forms dimers in human frontal cortex and hippocampus

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. BMC neuroscience 2010-02-20 Genetics

    In apoE3 homozygous samples, approximately 12% of apoE was present as a homodimer and approximately 2% was detected as a 43 kDa heterodimer.

  16. Sex- and APOE isoform-dependent effects of radiation on cognitive function

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Radiation research 2006-12 Genetics

    Clinical irradiation of the brain induces hippocampus-dependent cognitive impairments in some but not all individuals, suggesting the involvement of genetic risk factors.

  17. Structural and functional variations in human apolipoprotein E3 and E4

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2006-03-14 Genetics

    There are three major apolipoprotein E (apoE) isoforms.

  18. Apolipoprotein E as vascular risk factor in neurodegenerative dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. International journal of molecular medicine 2004-10 Genetics

    Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is the major lipid-carrier protein in the brain, and several studies provided evidence that ApoE epsilon4 allele can be considered a genetic risk factor for vascular diseases.

  19. Androgens, apoE, and Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Science of aging knowledge environment : SAGE KE 2004-03-17 Genetics

    Increasing evidence indicates that there are reductions in estrogen and androgen levels in aged men and women.

  20. Genetics of early-onset Alzheimer dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. TheScientificWorldJournal 2003-06-16 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Alzheimer's dementia (AD) is the most common degenerative disorder of the central nervous system.

  21. Apolipoprotein E affects amyloid formation but not amyloid growth in vitro: mechanistic implications for apoE4 enhanced amyloid burden and risk for Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Amyloid : the international journal of experimental and clinical investigation : the official journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis 2002-03 Genetics

    The transition from the partially folded soluble Abeta monomer to insoluble Abeta amyloidfibrils is seminal to the formation and growth of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  22. Apolipoprotein E isoforms in Alzheimer's disease pathology and etiology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Microscopy research and technique 2000-08-15 Genetics

    The apolipoprotein E (apoE) epsilon4 allele increases risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD), perhaps by accelerating plaque formation, or by impairing neuron repair.

  23. Human apolipoprotein E isoform-specific differences in neuronal sprouting in organotypic hippocampal culture

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Journal of neurochemistry 1999-12 Genetics

    The apolipoprotein E (ApoE) epsilon4 allele is a major risk factor for neurodegenerative conditions, including Alzheimer's disease.

  24. Functional characterization of apolipoprotein E isoforms overexpressed in Escherichia coli

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Protein expression and purification 1999-07 Genetics

    Apolipoprotein (apo) E plays an important role in lipid metabolism, and the major isoforms of apoE (apoE2, apoE3, and apoE4) have significantly different metabolic effects.

  25. Association of human, rat, and rabbit apolipoprotein E with beta-amyloid

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Journal of neuroscience research 1997-07-01 Genetics

    In humans, apolipoprotein E (apoE) has three major isoforms, E2 (Cys112, Cys158), E3 (Cys112, Arg158), and E4 (Arg112, Arg158).

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