Testing influences of APOE and BDNF genes and heart failure on cognitive function.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε2, ε4 and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met alleles have been associated with cognition. Associations of these alleles with cognition in heart failure (HF) and influences of HF across the cognitive spectrum (i.e., cognitively normal to Alzheimer's dementia [AD]) remain unexplored.

Objectives

To investigate influences of APOE ε2, ε4, BDNF Met and HF on cognition among participants across the cognitive spectrum.

Methods

Genetic association study using national databases (N = 7,166).

Results

APOE ε2 frequencies were similar across the cognitive spectrum among participants with HF. APOE ε4 frequency was lower among participants with HF and AD than non-HF participants with AD. BDNF Met frequencies did not differ ac

SUBMITTER: Jung M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8809626 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan - Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature