J Korean Med Sci.
2001 Dec;16(6):781-783. 10.3346/jkms.2001.16.6.781.
Apolipoprotein E Genotype in Korean Schizophrenic Patients
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- 1Department of Clinical Pathology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. cpworld@hananet.net
- 2Department of Psychiatry,Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 648362
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2001.16.6.781
Abstract
- The apolipoprotein E (APOE) epsilon4 allele is a known risk factor for the development of Alzheimer's disease, however, an association of the APOE genotype with schizophrenia is controversial. We investigated the association in 60 Korean schizophrenic patients and 60 healthy controls. APOE genotypes were identified by reverse hybridization-based line probe assay. There were significant differences in the distribution of APOE genotypes between schizophrenic patients and controls. APOE epsilon2 and epsilon3 allele frequencies in schizophrenic patients were significantly different from those in controls. Our results suggest that APOE alleles seem to be operative in the pathogenesis of schizophrenic disorders.
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