期刊
NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING
卷 32, 期 1, 页码 63-74出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2009.02.003
关键词
Apolipoprotein E; ApoE; Chromosome 19; Genetic; Neuropsych; Cognition
Nearly twice as many participants are represented in the current literature than were available at the time of the last major meta-analytic neurocognitive examination of apolipoprotein E (ApoE) epsilon allele combinations [Small, B.J., Rosnick, C.B., Fratiglioni, L., Backman, L., 2004. Apolipoprotein E and cognitive performance: a meta-analysis. Psychol. Aging 19, 592-600]. The meta-analysis in the current study sought to specifically examine (I) small effects and (2) possible moderating variables associated with ApoE allele combinations that may have been undiscoverable in previous examinations of smaller data sets. A total of 77 studies, representing 40,942 cognitively healthy adults were identified for inclusion in the current meta-analysis (random effects design). Results were congruent with the previous meta-analytic findings indicating that carriers of ApoE allele 4 (epsilon 4) perform significantly worse on measures of episodic memory, executive functioning, and overall global cognitive ability. In addition, the current analysis revealed a small effect suggesting that ApoE allele 4 adversely impacts perceptual speed. In contrast to earlier studies, the results also indicate that increases in age result in significantly larger differences between ApoE epsilon 4 carriers and ApoE non-epsilon 4 carriers on measures of episodic memory and global cognitive ability. ApoE epsilon 4 exerts broad, but specific, adverse small effects on a range of neurocognitive functions in cognitively healthy adults. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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