Butyrycholinesterase K variant and Alzheimer's disease.
This study attempted to corroborate findings on the association between butyrylcholinesterase K variant and Alzheimer's disease. This was performed on an autopsy-confirmed series of patients with Alzheimer's disease and controls. The butyrylcholinesterase K variant was found to be of increased allele frequency in patients with sporadic Alzheimer's disease. When related to APOE epsilon4 typing the association was specific but not sensitive for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.
Department of Neuropathology, Royal Perth Hospital, Australia.
P K
PK
Panegyres
C D
CD
Mamotte
S D
SD
Vasikaran
S
S
Wilton
V
V
Fabian
B A
BA
Kakulas
D000368:Aged; D000483:Alleles; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D053327:Apolipoprotein E4; D001057:Apolipoproteins E / Q000378:metabolism; D001315:Australia; D002091:Butyrylcholinesterase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D014644:Genetic Variation / Q000502:physiology; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D053327:Apolipoprotein E4; D001057:Apolipoproteins E; D002091:Butyrylcholinesterase