Publication: Differential associations of APOE-ε2 and APOE-ε4 alleles with PET-measured amyloid-β and tau deposition in older individuals without dementia.
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2021-02-01
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Salvadó, Gemma
Grothe, Michel J
Groot, Colin
Moscoso, Alexis
Schöll, Michael
Gispert, Juan Domingo
Ossenkoppele, Rik
Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
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To examine associations between the APOE-ε2 and APOE-ε4 alleles and core Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathological hallmarks as measured by amyloid-β (Aβ) and tau PET in older individuals without dementia. We analyzed data from 462 ADNI participants without dementia who underwent Aβ ([18F]florbetapir or [18F]florbetaben) and tau ([18F]flortaucipir) PET, structural MRI, and cognitive testing. Employing APOE-ε3 homozygotes as the reference group, associations between APOE-ε2 and APOE-ε4 carriership with global Aβ PET and regional tau PET measures (entorhinal cortex (ERC), inferior temporal cortex, and Braak-V/VI neocortical composite regions) were investigated using linear regression models. In a subset of 156 participants, we also investigated associations between APOE genotype and regional tau accumulation over time using linear mixed models. Finally, we assessed whether Aβ mediated the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between APOE genotype and tau. Compared to APOE-ε3 homozygotes, APOE-ε2 carriers had lower global Aβ burden (βstd [95% confidence interval (CI)]: - 0.31 [- 0.45, - 0.16], p = 0.034) but did not differ on regional tau burden or tau accumulation over time. APOE-ε4 participants showed higher Aβ (βstd [95%CI]: 0.64 [0.42, 0.82], p Our data suggest that the established protective effect of the APOE-ε2 allele against developing clinical AD is primarily linked to resistance against Aβ deposition rather than tau pathology.
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Aged
Alleles
Alzheimer Disease
Amyloid beta-Peptides
Apolipoprotein E2
Apolipoprotein E4
Cross-Sectional Studies
Genotype
Humans
Positron-Emission Tomography
tau Proteins
Alleles
Alzheimer Disease
Amyloid beta-Peptides
Apolipoprotein E2
Apolipoprotein E4
Cross-Sectional Studies
Genotype
Humans
Positron-Emission Tomography
tau Proteins
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APOE, Amyloid-β, Cognition, Cross-sectional, Hippocampal volumes, Longitudinal, PET, Sex interaction, Tau