title: Apolipoprotein E polymorphism in the Greek population.
abstract: The APOE gene is located on chromosome 19, and the three common alleles are designated epsilon2, epsilon3, and epsilon4. The epsilon4 allele is associated with increased plasma cholesterol, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease, and decreased longevity. The objective of the present study was to estimate the distribution of APOE alleles in the Greek population by DNA analysis. The material consisted of 216 voluntary, healthy Greek blood donors (146 males/70 females). The APOE allele frequencies were epsilon2: 5.3%, epsilon3: 88.2%, epsilon4: 6.5%. The epsilon4 allele frequency of 6.5% in the Greek population is, together with the frequency in the Chinese population, among the lowest in the world.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sklavounou
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Economou-Petersen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karadima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Panas
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Avramopoulos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varsou
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vassilopoulos
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Petersen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000483:Alleles; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000235:genetics; D053327:Apolipoprotein E4; D001057:Apolipoproteins E / Q000235:genetics*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000235:genetics; D001782:Blood Donors; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000235:genetics; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D053327:Apolipoprotein E4; D001057:Apolipoproteins E