APOE, apolipoprotein E, 348

N. diseases: 1049; N. variants: 62
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0011570
Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Association of the APOE epsilon 4 allele with clinical subtypes of late life depression. 8915560 1996
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Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Allele frequently of epsilon4 of the apolipoprotein E gene was higher in the ischemic group (11 percent) than the nonischemic group (5 percent) (chi2 = 5.35, P < .05), but there was no significant association between the allele or the genotype frequency of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene and the incidence of ischemic ST-segment depression. 8641725 1996
CUI: C0011570
Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE In spite of the association between dementia and APOE polymorphism, as well as dementia and depression, there was no association between APOE polymorphism and depression. 9359975 1997
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Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE It was expected that ApoE epsilon 4 allele frequencies would be elevated not only in Alzheimer's disease and dementia in general, but also in first episode, late-life depression accompanied by subtle cognitive impairment (possibly organic depression). 9448441 1998
CUI: C0011570
Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of CSF-tau in clinical practice as a diagnostic marker for AD compared with normal aging and depression, to study the stability of CSF-tau in longitudinal samples, and to determine whether CSF-tau levels are influenced by different covariates such as gender, age, duration or severity of disease, or possession of the APOE-epsilon4 allele. 10534256 1999
CUI: C0011570
Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The authors examined the association of Apolipoprotein-E (APO-E) genotype to symptoms of psychosis and depression in 501 patients diagnosed with probable (n=343) or possible (n=158) Alzheimer's disease (AD) according to NINCDS-ADRDA criteria. 10322238 1999
CUI: C0011570
Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE In the final model (R2 = 0.28), no use of estrogen replacement therapy (P = .006), lower education (P < .001), poorer perceived health status (P = .035), current depression (P = .014), and presence of at least one APOE epsilon4 allele (P < .001) each independently predicted lower 3MSE score. 10522948 1999
CUI: C0011570
Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE We examined the association between depression and the genetic polymorphism of APOE in a large sample of depressed patients, Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients, and healthy controls following clear definitions for late-life depression. 10364642 1999
CUI: C0011570
Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE However, the specificity of APOE genotyping in AD diagnosis would not appear to be compromised by an association with depression. 10910416 2000
CUI: C0011570
Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE APO-E may be a risk factor for cerebrovascular disease associated with late-life depression and may affect the clinical characteristics and disease course of depression. 10910427 2000
CUI: C0011570
Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Patients with apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 were less likely to have psychotic forms of depression. 11722155 2001
CUI: C0011570
Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE We studied the association between the APOE epsilon 4 polymorphism and the -491A/T and Th1E47csT/G polymorphisms in a sample of 118 healthy, non-demented controls and 239 consecutively recruited gerontopsychiatric patients diagnosed as: Alzheimer's disease (N = 89), age mild cognitive impairment (N = 32), memory complainers without any cognitive deficit (N = 54) and depression/other psychiatric disorders (N = 64), to test whether the investigated polymorphisms have a high enough selectivity and specificity to distinguish between the different gerontopsychiatric disorders or to differentiate AD genetically from other forms of dementia, respectively. 11315514 2001
CUI: C0011570
Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE For example, women generally appear at higher risk than men, as do people with lower levels of education; depression is probably prodromal; head injury is an established risk factor, and may interact with the apoE gene; several occupational exposures appear hazardous, and exposure to aluminum in the water supply confers excess risk. 11442298 2001
CUI: C0011570
Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Ninety-two community-dwelling elderly individuals participating in a study of white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) in normal aging whose apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype had been determined completed the Geriatric Depression Scale and received an MRI scan. 11384894 2001
CUI: C0011570
Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Association of the apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele with late-onset depression. 11684904 2001
CUI: C0011570
Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele affects the relationship between stress and depression in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease. 11563433 2001
CUI: C0011570
Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE APOE genotype and hippocampal volume change in geriatric depression. 11904138 2002
CUI: C0011570
Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Possessing the APOE epsilon4 allele and depression did not enter either model significantly. 11939895 2002
CUI: C0011570
Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Lack of association between the apolipoprotein E genotype and depression in Alzheimer's disease. 11936239 2002
CUI: C0011570
Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Depression in Alzheimer's disease might be associated with apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 allele frequency in women but not in men. 12145452 2002
CUI: C0011570
Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Forty-seven persons with depression (mean age=51.8 years, SD=12.4) and 20 healthy volunteers (mean age=56.1 years, SD=9.8) underwent clinical assessments, a neuropsychological test of psychomotor speed (part A of the Trail Making Test), high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging scans, and genotyping for the apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele and a mutation of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase enzyme. 12450963 2002
CUI: C0011570
Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE We sought to determine if the APOE epsilon4 allele influences response in geriatric depression to mirtazapine and paroxetine, two frequently prescribed antidepressants. 14512205 2003
CUI: C0011570
Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE However, mean age-of-onset of depression in APOE4 carriers (51.4+/-20.7) was significantly lower than non-carriers (58.8+/-16.8). 14677138 2003
CUI: C0011570
Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) epsilon 4 allele has been associated with a variety of late-life neuropsychiatric disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, and depression. 14512206 2003
CUI: C0011570
Disease: Mental Depression
Mental Depression
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE However, there was a significant interaction effect of APOE and age such that the relationship of late-onset depression with respect to presence of the epsilon4 allele was larger among those 80 and older compared with those below age 80. 12701674 2003