title: Effects of apolipoprotein E genotypes on the development of exfoliation syndrome.
abstract: Apolipoprotein E (apo E) is directly involved in the amyloid deposition and fibril formation and is present in many cerebral and systemic amyloidoses immunologically. It is encoded by a polymorphic gene and it has three common alleles-epsilon2, epsilon3, and epsilon4. Exfoliation syndrome (XFS) is characterized by the deposition throughout the body of focal fibrillogranular aggregates in which there have been some reports of amyloid or amyloid-like features. We evaluated the possible association between apo E polymorphism and the occurrence of XFS. Using High Pure PCR Template Preparation Kits, genomic DNAs were extracted from whole blood and apo E polymorphisms were determined by using Lightcycler-Apo E Mutation Detection Kits in 76 patients with XFS and 74 controls. The E2/E2, E2/E3 and E2/E4 genotypes (OR 29.9, 95% CI 3.1-293.7; OR 56.1, 95% CI 12.5-252.7; OR 43.9, 95% CI 7.4-257.6, respectively) and the in2 allele are found to have an increased risk of developing XFS (p=0.0001); whereas the in3 allele was found to be protective (p=0.0001). Apo E polymorphism and the presence of in2 allele are seem to be significantly associated with the development of XFS.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, 33079 Mersin, Turkey. aycayilmaz@mersin.edu.tr
authors.forename: Ayça
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Lülüfer
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tamer
authors.forename: Nurcan Aras
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Ateş
authors.forename: Handan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Camdeviren
authors.forename: Ulaş
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Değirmenci
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001057:Apolipoproteins E / Q000235:genetics*; D017889:Exfoliation Syndrome / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D001057:Apolipoproteins E