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: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 Biomarker disease HPO
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE This lower relative frequency of the epsilon4 allele supports the hypothesis that the ApoE gene is a genetic protective factor identified in age-related macular degeneration. 9512153 1998
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE Genetic association of apolipoprotein E with age-related macular degeneration. 9634502 1998
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), characterized by drusen containing lipids, was reported to show a lower frequency of the ApoE epsilon4 allele than control subjects. 10859513 2000
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE We compared AMD cases (n=230) to controls (n=372) with respect to APOE genotypes using c2 tests and logistic regression analysis. 11141572 2000
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE Apolipoprotein E is a common component of the extracellular plaques and deposits characteristic of these disorders, including drusen, which are a hallmark of age-related macular degeneration. 11384575 2001
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The apoE gene polymorphism showed a significant association with the risk of AMD. 11721184 2002
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE Our studies on candidate genes of eye diseases in the Chinese population in Hong Kong include MYOC and TISR for primary open angle glaucoma, RHO and RP1 for retinitis pigmentosa, ABCA4 and APOE for age-related macular degeneration, RB1 for retinoblastoma, APC for familial adenomatous polyposis with congenital hypertrophy of retinal pigment epithelium, BIGH3/TGFBI for corneal dystrophies, PAX6 for aniridia and Reiger syndrome, CRYAA and CRYBB2 for cataracts, and mtDNA for Leber hereditary optic neuropathy. 11857735 2002
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE These data confirm that the APOE-4 allele, or an allele in linkage disequilibrium with it, reduces the risk of ARM. 12567264 2002
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE Despite extensive genetic screening of candidate genes only two associations have been identified with AMD (Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-binding cassette rim (ABCR) protein and apolipoprotein E gene-ApoE). 12700041 2003
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE No evidence was found to support an association between AMD in medium to large families and the epsilon 4 or epsilon 2 alleles of APOE. 12742846 2003
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE The findings are consistent with a role for apoE in lipid trafficking through Bruch's membrane and may be relevant to AMD. 14594998 2004
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE To examine the relation among serum cholesterol, apolipoprotein E genotype (APOE), and the risk of early and late age-related macular degeneration (AMD). 15059717 2004
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 GeneticVariation disease LHGDN Association of apolipoprotein E alleles with susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration in a large cohort from a single center. 15111581 2004
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE How distinct APOE alleles affect AMD susceptibility warrants further investigation. 15111581 2004
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE To date, of all the genes studied in relation to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the alleles of the apolipoprotein (apoE) gene have been the most consistently associated with disease. 15111582 2004
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE To study the genotypes, allelic frequencies, and polymorphisms of apolipoprotein E (Apo E) in unrelated Japanese patients with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) or exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and control subjects without macular degeneration. 15488782 2004
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Interestingly, the effect of TLR4, APOE and ABCA1 variants on AMD susceptibility was opposite to that of association with atherosclerosis risk. 15829498 2005
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE We describe here a murine model that combines three known AMD risk factors: advanced age, high fat cholesterol-rich (HF-C) diet, and apolipoprotein E (apoE) genotype. 16079201 2005
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE The results show that APOE effects may be mediated early in the progression of ARM to AMD and thus may not be detected by standard genome scans for more severe disease. 16123405 2005
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The purpose of this study was to investigate whether APOE genotypes modify the smoking-associated risk of AMD. 16288198 2005
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE After controlling for age, gender, race, cigarette smoking, and other factors, early ARM was not associated with APOE genotypes, with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.35 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.54-3.38) for epsilon2/epsilon2 genotype, an OR of 1.06 (95% CI, 0.80-1.40) for epsilon2/epsilon3 genotype, an OR of 0.63 (95% CI, 0.32-1.24) for epsilon2/epsilon4 genotype, an OR of 0.99 (95% CI, 0.80-1.24) for epsilon3/epsilon4 genotype, and an OR of 0.88 (95% CI, 0.47-1.63) for epsilon4/epsilon4 genotype, as compared with epsilon3/epsilon3 genotype (reference). 16406547 2006
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Apolipoprotein (APOE) gene is associated with progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). 16453339 2006
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 Biomarker disease CTD_human Apolipoprotein (APOE) gene is associated with progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). 16453339 2006
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE An apolipoprotein E variant may protect against age-related macular degeneration through cytokine regulation. 16823865 2006