Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
APOE
Associated Variants
APOE MUTATION
APOE MUTATION
Associated Disease
Impaired cognition
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) ε4 allele is a known genetic risk factor for AD, which not only predisposes and influences the severity of pathological changes in the brain, thereby modifying the age at onset, but also promotes cognitive decline early in nondemented older people.
Pubmed
25551132
Section of the abstract supporting the evidence
BACKGROUND
Number of the section of the abstract supporting the evidence
1
Number of the sentence supporting the evidence
3
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree,GAD,GWASCAT
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.199576075781247
Drugs