Apolipoprotein E4
"Apolipoprotein E4" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A major and the second most common isoform of apolipoprotein E. In humans, Apo E4 differs from APOLIPOPROTEIN E3 at only one residue 112 (cysteine is replaced by arginine), and exhibits a lower resistance to denaturation and greater propensity to form folded intermediates. Apo E4 is a risk factor for ALZHEIMER DISEASE and CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES.
| Descriptor ID |
D053327
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.532.091.500.750 D12.776.070.400.500.750 D12.776.521.120.500.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Apolipoprotein E4- Apolipoprotein E4
- Apolipoprotein E-4
- Apolipoprotein E 4
- Apo E4
- ApoE4
- Apo E epsilon 4
- Apo E-4
- Apo E 4
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Zdanys KF, Kleiman TG, MacAvoy MG, Black BT, Rightmer TE, Grey M, Garman KS, Tampi RR, Gelernter J, van Dyck CH. Apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele increases risk for psychotic symptoms in Alzheimer's disease. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2007 Jan; 32(1):171-9.