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APOE and cortical superficial siderosis in CAA: Meta-analysis and potential mechanisms

Charidimou, A; Zonneveld, HI; Shams, S; Kantarci, K; Shoamanesh, A; Hilal, S; Yates, PA; ... Viswanathan, A; + view all (2019) APOE and cortical superficial siderosis in CAA: Meta-analysis and potential mechanisms. Neurology , 93 (4) e358-e371. 10.1212/WNL.0000000000007818. Green open access

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Abstract

Objective To assess potential mechanisms of cortical superficial siderosis (cSS), a central MRI biomarker in cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), we performed a collaborative meta-analysis of APOE associations with cSS presence and severity. Methods We pooled data from published studies reporting APOE genotype and MRI assessment of cSS in 3 distinct settings: (1) stroke clinic patients with symptomatic CAA (i.e., lobar intracerebral hemorrhage, transient focal neurologic episodes) according to the Boston criteria; (2) memory clinic patients; and (3) population-based studies. We compared cSS presence and severity (focal or disseminated vs no cSS) in participants with ε2+ or ε4+ genotype vs the ε3/ε3 genotype, by calculating study-specific and random effects pooled, unadjusted odds ratios (ORs). Results Thirteen studies fulfilled inclusion criteria: 7 memory clinic cohorts (n = 2,587), 5 symptomatic CAA cohorts (n = 402), and 1 population-based study (n = 1,379). There was no significant overall association between APOE ε4+ and cSS presence or severity. When stratified by clinical setting, APOE ε4+ was associated with cSS in memory clinic (OR 2.10; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.11–3.99) but not symptomatic CAA patients. The pooled OR showed significantly increased odds of having cSS for APOE ε2+ genotypes (OR 2.42, 95% CI 1.48–3.95) in both patient populations. This association was stronger for disseminated cSS in symptomatic CAA cohorts. In detailed subgroup analyses, APOE ε2/ε2 and APOE ε2/ε4 genotypes were most consistently and strongly associated with cSS presence and severity. Conclusion CAA-related vasculopathic changes and fragility associated with APOE ε2+ allele might have a biologically meaningful role in the pathophysiology and severity of cSS.

Type: Article
Title: APOE and cortical superficial siderosis in CAA: Meta-analysis and potential mechanisms
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000007818
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000007818
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Brain Repair and Rehabilitation
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10079714
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