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NEUROLOGY 2004;63:1898-1901
© 2004 American Academy of Neurology

Impact of APOE in mild cognitive impairment

M. R. Farlow, MD, Y. He, PhD, S. Tekin, MD, J. Xu, PhD, R. Lane, MD and H. C. Charles, PhD

From the Department of Neurology (Dr. Farlow), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; Clinical Pharmacogenetics (Dr. He), Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Gaithersburg, MD; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Drs. Tekin, Xu, and Lane), East Hanover, NJ; and Duke University Medical Center (Dr. Charles), Durham, NC.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. M. Farlow, Department of Neurology, Clinical Building, Room 299, 541 Clinical Drive, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5111; e-mail: mfarlow{at}iupui.edu

Objective: The authors aimed to use baseline data of an ongoing large, prospective study in subjects with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to investigate the impact of APOE genotype on the symptom profile of the condition.

Methods: Cognitive assessments included the AD Assessment Scale cognitive subscale (ADAS-cog), the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and a cognitive battery for assessment of memory, attention, and executive function. Behavioral assessments included the Neuropsychiatric Inventory and Beck Depression Inventory. Activities of daily living were assessed by the AD Cooperative Study Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-ADL) scale. Hippocampal volumes were measured with MRI.

Results: A total of 494 of 1,018 study subjects provided APOE data. Approximately 40% of the subjects were APOE {epsilon}4 carriers. APOE {epsilon}4 carriers had lower MMSE (p = 0.01) and higher ADAS-cog (p < 0.0001) scores than noncarriers, indicating worse cognitive impairment. APOE {epsilon}4 carriers also had greater deficits on New York University delayed paragraph recall and Buschke free and cued selective reminding tests, and on the ADCS-ADL scale (p < 0.001). They also had smaller hippocampal volumes (p = 0.002). Behavioral scores were similar across the subgroups.

Conclusion: MCI subjects carrying the APOE {epsilon}4 allele showed distinct cognitive and imaging profiles, which appeared to resemble those of early Alzheimer patients. APOE {epsilon}4 genotype was associated with greater impairments in memory and functional activities as well as hippocampal atrophy.

Received September 23, 2003. Accepted in final form July 21, 2004.

Y.H., S.T., J.X., and R.L. are employees of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. M.R.F. has received grant support and has served as a consultant and received honoraria from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. H.C.C. has no financial interest to declare.




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