Gene-Disorder Association · Article
Gene
APOE Apolipoprotein E
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First reported
1991
Supporting publications
49
Manually curated Approved treatment annotated
Association Review
In brief The association between APOE (Apolipoprotein E) and Alzheimer'S Disease is a manually-curated gene–disease association, with its 2 contributing sources — 1 of them expert-curated — recording likely-pathogenic variants.
Sources
2
Clinical variants
1
Symptoms
13
Compounds
6
Trials
217 of 455 via APOE compounds
Publications
49
Contents
01
At a glance
Association overview A cited synthesis of the gene–disorder association, with a clinical-actionability summary where the evidence supports one.
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02
Provenance
Evidence and sources 2 sources
Every contributing database and publication behind this association, with evidence type, strength, accessions and deep links.
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1 source summary
A gene summary alongside the source descriptions it was distilled from.
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04
Alzheimer'S Disease
The disorder 18 database identifiers
The disorder’s summary, prevalence, aliases and cross-reference identifiers (OMIM, Orphanet, MONDO, ICD-10, MedGen).
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05
ClinVar and variant evidence
Genetic basis 1 clinical variant
ClinVar variants reported for this pair, with disorder-specific significance, review status, molecular consequence and origin.
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06
Population genetics
GWAS signals 1 GWAS phenotype
Gene-associated GWAS phenotypes matching the disorder, with best SNP, score, risk-allele frequency and effect size.
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07
Mechanism overlap
Shared mechanisms 2 shared pathways
Biological pathways and phenotype concepts shared by the gene and the disorder, with supporting publications.
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08
Interventions
Therapeutics 6 compounds & drugs
Gene-targeting drugs and associated compounds, with class, approval status, mechanism, indications and trials.
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Human studies
Clinical trials 455 clinical trials
Clinical trials reached through the pair’s compounds, keeping disorder-targeting trials separate from other indications.
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49 publications
Publications linking the gene and the disorder, with title, authors, journal, year and citation metrics.
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Provenance
References & sources 19 references
Every source and publication cited across this dossier, as one numbered reference list.
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