2017
Cortical β-amyloid burden, gray matter, and memory in adults at varying APOE ε4 risk for Alzheimer's disease
Mecca AP, Barcelos NM, Wang S, Brück A, Nabulsi N, Planeta-Wilson B, Nadelmann J, Benincasa AL, Ropchan J, Huang Y, Gelernter J, Van Ness PH, Carson RE, van Dyck CH. Cortical β-amyloid burden, gray matter, and memory in adults at varying APOE ε4 risk for Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology Of Aging 2017, 61: 207-214. PMID: 29111487, PMCID: PMC5722236, DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2017.09.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΒ-amyloid burdenMiddle-aged individualsAβ burdenEpisodic memory performanceCognitive declineGM fractionCortical β-amyloid burdenBrain magnetic resonance imagingFirst-degree family historyCortical Aβ burdenGray matter fractionNormal middle-aged individualsSubsequent cognitive declineMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyAPOE ε3ε3Cortical AβCerebral amyloidosisAPOE genotypeFamily historyPreclinical ADMemory performanceNeuropsychological testingAlzheimer's diseaseGray matter
2006
Apolipoprotein E ε4 Allele Is Unrelated to Cognitive or Functional Decline in Alzheimer’s Disease: Retrospective and Prospective Analysis
Kleiman T, Zdanys K, Black B, Rightmer T, Grey M, Garman K, MacAvoy M, Gelernter J, van Dyck C. Apolipoprotein E ε4 Allele Is Unrelated to Cognitive or Functional Decline in Alzheimer’s Disease: Retrospective and Prospective Analysis. Dementia And Geriatric Cognitive Disorders 2006, 22: 73-82. PMID: 16699282, DOI: 10.1159/000093316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseFunctional declineProspective analysisAD patientsEpsilon4 doseMultiple subsequent time pointsApolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 alleleGenotype groupsApolipoprotein E epsilon4 alleleDuration of symptomsAD patient samplesGenetic risk factorsSubsequent time pointsTests of cognitionRisk factorsAPOE epsilon4Disease onsetDisease progressionEpsilon4 alleleFunctional impairmentRetrospective analysisΕ4 alleleDaily functionPatient samplesFunctional measures
2005
Apolipoprotein E epsilon4 is associated with atrophy of the amygdala in Alzheimer's disease
Basso M, Gelernter J, Yang J, MacAvoy MG, Varma P, Bronen RA, van Dyck CH. Apolipoprotein E epsilon4 is associated with atrophy of the amygdala in Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology Of Aging 2005, 27: 1416-1424. PMID: 16182410, DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2005.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAlzheimer DiseaseAmygdalaApolipoprotein E4Apolipoproteins EAtrophyBiomarkersFemaleHumansMaleOrgan SizeConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseAD patientsAPOE epsilon4AD groupImportant genetic risk factorApolipoprotein E epsilon4Regional brain atrophyAPOE epsilon4 alleleElderly control subjectsNormal elderly control subjectsGenetic risk factorsAmygdaloid volumesBrain atrophyControl subjectsEpsilon4 carriersRisk factorsEpsilon4 alleleHippocampal volumeEpsilon4 doseAnalysis of covarianceDisease severityPatientsEpsilon4AmygdalaAtrophy
1998
Population Studies of Polymorphisms at Loci of Neuropsychiatric Interest (Tryptophan Hydroxylase (TPH), Dopamine Transporter Protein (SLC6A3), D3 Dopamine Receptor (DRD3), Apolipoprotein E (APOE), μ Opioid Receptor (OPRM1), and Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor (CNTF))
Gelernter J, Kranzler H, Lacobelle J. Population Studies of Polymorphisms at Loci of Neuropsychiatric Interest (Tryptophan Hydroxylase (TPH), Dopamine Transporter Protein (SLC6A3), D3 Dopamine Receptor (DRD3), Apolipoprotein E (APOE), μ Opioid Receptor (OPRM1), and Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor (CNTF)). Genomics 1998, 52: 289-297. PMID: 9790747, DOI: 10.1006/geno.1998.5454.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesApolipoproteins ECarrier ProteinsCiliary Neurotrophic FactorDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsGenetics, PopulationGenotypeHumansMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsPolymorphism, GeneticReceptors, Dopamine D2Receptors, Dopamine D3Receptors, Opioid, muTryptophan HydroxylaseConceptsCiliary neurotrophic factor