Dissecting the role of Amerindian genetic ancestry and ApoE ε4 allele on Alzheimer disease in an admixed Peruvian population
Maria Victoria Marca-Ysabel, Farid Rajabli, Mario Cornejo‐Olivas, Patrice G. Whitehead, Natalia K. Hofmann, Maryenela Illanes‐Manrique, Diego M. Véliz-Otani, Karina Milla‐Neyra, Sheila Castro‐Suárez, María Meza-Vega, Larry Deon Adams, Pedro Ramon Mena, Rosario M. Isasi, Michael L. Cuccaro, Jeffery M. Vance, , Margaret Ann Pericak‐Vance
This study examines the association between ApoE ε4 allele and Alzheimer's disease in a Peruvian population with high Amerindian ancestry, finding a stronger risk effect compared to non-Hispanic White populations.
Neurobiology of Aging · Dec 10, 2020Peer-reviewedGenetics