Impact of Apolipoprotein E Variants: A Review of Naturally Occurring Variants and Clinical Features
Akira Matsunaga, Takao Saito
Abstract
Apolipoprotein E (apoE) is a key apoprotein in lipid transport and is susceptible to genetic mutations. ApoE variants have been studied for four decades and more than a hundred of them have been reported. This paper presents an up-to-date review of the function and structure of apoE in lipid metabolism, the E2, E3, and E4 isoforms, the APOE gene, and various pathologies, such as familial type III hyperlipidemia and lipoprotein glomerulopathy, caused by apoE variants. Alzheimer's disease was barely mentioned in this paper. But this review should help researchers obtain a comprehensive overview of human apoE in lipid metabolism.
Topics & Concepts
Apolipoprotein EHyperlipidemiaApolipoprotein C2Apolipoprotein BLipid metabolismLipoproteinGeneticsGeneGene isoformDiseaseBiologyMedicineComputational biologyBioinformaticsBiochemistryVery low-density lipoproteinInternal medicineEndocrinologyCholesterolDiabetes mellitusDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsLipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthHIV-related health complications and treatments