The obesity related gene, FTO, interacts with APOE, and is associated with Alzheimer's disease risk: A prospective cohort study

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 461-469

  Keller, Lina ^a,b   Xu, Weili ^a   Wang, Hui Xin ^a   Winblad, Bengt ^b,c   Fratiglioni, Laura ^a,c,d   Graff, Caroline ^b,c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; APOE; body mass index; cardiovascular disease; dementia; diabetes; FTO; physical activity

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; APOLIPOPROTEIN E EPISILON4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FTO GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 79951867607     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2010-101068     Document Type: Article

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