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APOE alleles' association with cognitive function differs across Hispanic/Latino groups and genetic ancestry in the study of Latinos-investigation of neurocognitive aging (HCHS/SOL).

TitleAPOE alleles' association with cognitive function differs across Hispanic/Latino groups and genetic ancestry in the study of Latinos-investigation of neurocognitive aging (HCHS/SOL).
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2021
AuthorsGranot-Hershkovitz E, Tarraf W, Kurniansyah N, Daviglus M, Isasi CR, Kaplan R, Lamar M, Perreira KM, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Stickel A, Thyagarajan B, Zeng D, Fornage M, DeCarli CS, González HM, Sofer T
JournalAlzheimers Dement
Volume17
Issue3
Pagination466-474
Date Published2021 03
ISSN1552-5279
KeywordsAged, Aging, Alleles, Alzheimer Disease, Apolipoprotein E4, Caribbean Region, Cognition, Cognitive Dysfunction, Female, Genotype, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Prospective Studies, South America, United States
Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Apolipoprotein E (APOE) alleles are associated with cognitive decline, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and Alzheimer's disease in Whites, but have weaker and inconsistent effects reported in Latinos. We hypothesized that this heterogeneity is due to ancestry-specific genetic effects.
METHODS: We investigated the associations of the APOE alleles with significant cognitive decline and MCI in 4183 Latinos, stratified by six Latino backgrounds, and explored whether the proportion of continental genetic ancestry (European, African, and Amerindian) modifies these associations.
RESULTS: APOE ε4 was associated with an increased risk of significant cognitive decline (odds ratio [OR] = 1.15, P-value = 0.03), with the strongest association in Cubans (OR = 1.46, P-value = 0.007). APOE-ε2 was associated with decreased risk of MCI (OR = 0.37, P-value = 0.04) in Puerto Ricans. Amerindian genetic ancestry was found to protect from the risk conferred by APOE ε4 on significant cognitive decline.
DISCUSSION: Results suggest that APOE alleles' effects on cognitive outcomes differ across six Latino backgrounds and are modified by continental genetic ancestry.

DOI10.1002/alz.12205
Pubmed Linkhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33155766?dopt=Abstract
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Alternate JournalAlzheimers Dement
PubMed ID33155766
PubMed Central IDPMC8016734
Grant ListP30 AG066615 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
P30 AG010129 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R01 AG048642 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
RF1 AG061022 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R56 AG048642 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
RF1 AG054548 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States

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