TY - JOUR
T1 - Apolipoprotein E polymorphism and Alzheimer disease
T2 - The Indo-US cross- national dementia study
AU - Ganguli, Mary
AU - Chandra, Vijay
AU - Kamboh, M. Ilyas
AU - Johnston, Janet M.
AU - Dodge, Hiroko H.
AU - Thelma, B. K.
AU - Juyal, Ramcsh C.
AU - Pandav, Rajesh
AU - Belle, Steven H.
AU - DeKosky, Steven T.
PY - 2000/6
Y1 - 2000/6
N2 - Background: The APOE*E4 allele of the gene for apolipoprotein E (APOE) has been reported as a risk factor for Alzheimer disease (AD) to varying degrees in different ethnic groups. Objective: To compare APOE*E4-AD epidemiological associations in India and the United States in a cross- national epidemiological study. Design: Case-control design within 2 cohort studies, using standardized cognitive screening and clinical evaluation to identify AD and other dementias and polymerase chain reaction to identify APOE genotyping. Participants: Rural community samples, aged 55 years or older (n = 4450) in Ballabgarh, India, and 70 years or older (n = 886) in the Monongahela Valley region of southwestern Pennsylvania. Main Outcome Measures: Criteria of the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke-Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association for probable and possible AD and Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) scale for dementia staging. Results: Frequency of APOE*E4 was significantly lower (P < .001) in Ballabgarh vs the Monongahela Valley (0.07 vs 0.11). Frequency of probable or possible AD, with CDR of at least 1.0, in the Indian vs US samples, was as follows: aged 55 to 69 years, 0.1% (Indian sample only); aged 70 to 79 years, 0.7% vs 3.1%; aged 80 years or older, 4.0% vs 15.7%. Among those aged 70 years or older, adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence interval) for AD among carriers of APOE*E4 vs noncarriers were 3.4 (1.2-9.3) and 2.3 (1.3-4.0) in the Indian and US samples, respectively, and not significantly different between cohorts (P = .20). Conclusions: This first report of APOE*E4 and AD from the Indian subcontinent shows very low prevalence of AD in Ballabgarh, India, but association of APOE*E4 with AD at similar strength in Indian and US samples.
AB - Background: The APOE*E4 allele of the gene for apolipoprotein E (APOE) has been reported as a risk factor for Alzheimer disease (AD) to varying degrees in different ethnic groups. Objective: To compare APOE*E4-AD epidemiological associations in India and the United States in a cross- national epidemiological study. Design: Case-control design within 2 cohort studies, using standardized cognitive screening and clinical evaluation to identify AD and other dementias and polymerase chain reaction to identify APOE genotyping. Participants: Rural community samples, aged 55 years or older (n = 4450) in Ballabgarh, India, and 70 years or older (n = 886) in the Monongahela Valley region of southwestern Pennsylvania. Main Outcome Measures: Criteria of the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke-Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association for probable and possible AD and Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) scale for dementia staging. Results: Frequency of APOE*E4 was significantly lower (P < .001) in Ballabgarh vs the Monongahela Valley (0.07 vs 0.11). Frequency of probable or possible AD, with CDR of at least 1.0, in the Indian vs US samples, was as follows: aged 55 to 69 years, 0.1% (Indian sample only); aged 70 to 79 years, 0.7% vs 3.1%; aged 80 years or older, 4.0% vs 15.7%. Among those aged 70 years or older, adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence interval) for AD among carriers of APOE*E4 vs noncarriers were 3.4 (1.2-9.3) and 2.3 (1.3-4.0) in the Indian and US samples, respectively, and not significantly different between cohorts (P = .20). Conclusions: This first report of APOE*E4 and AD from the Indian subcontinent shows very low prevalence of AD in Ballabgarh, India, but association of APOE*E4 with AD at similar strength in Indian and US samples.
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U2 - 10.1001/archneur.57.6.824
DO - 10.1001/archneur.57.6.824
M3 - Article
C2 - 10867779
AN - SCOPUS:0034096319
SN - 0003-9942
VL - 57
SP - 824
EP - 830
JO - Archives of Neurology
JF - Archives of Neurology
IS - 6
ER -