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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2025

APOE ε4-associated heterogeneity of neuroimaging biomarkers across the Alzheimer's disease continuum.

Jason Mares, Gautam Kumar, Anurag Sharma, Sheina Emrani, Laura Beth McIntire, Jia Guo, Vilas Menon, Tal Nuriel, Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. APOE and plasma AD biomarkers: The role of genetic ancestry in Hispanics/Latinos.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Jason MaresTaub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
Gautam KumarTaub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
Anurag SharmaTaub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
Sheina EmraniDepartment of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Laura Beth McIntireLipidomics and Biomarker Discovery Lab, Brain Health Imaging Institute, Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Jia GuoDepartment of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
Vilas MenonTaub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
Tal NurielTaub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5252-8048
Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

Funding

Project 1U19AG024904 · NIA · NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE/RES/EDU · PI MICHAEL W WEINER · 2016 to 2026
$226.7M
Elucidating changes in astrocyte subpopulations associated with resistance to Alzheimers Disease pathology in multi-ethnic cohortsR01AG066831 · NIA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI MENON, VILAS · 2020 to 2024
$3.3M
Spatial dysregulation of the lipidome in Alzheimers disease human and mouse brainR01AG078800 · NIA · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI Laura Beth Johnson McIntire, Vilas Menon · 2022 to 2026
$3.3M
Elucidating the Temporal, Spatial and Cellular Effects of Differential APOE Isoform ExpressionR01AG070202 · NIA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI NURIEL, TAL · 2021 to 2025
$2.8M
Investigating the cause of APOE4-associated microglial activation and its resulting neurotoxicity of tauopathy-afflicted neuronsK01AG061264 · NIA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI NURIEL, TAL · 2019 to 2023
$572k
NIA NIH HHS K01 AG061264NIA NIH HHS R01 AG066831NIA NIH HHS R01 AG070202NIA NIH HHS R01 AG078800NIA NIH HHS U19 AG024904
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionWhile the role of apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 in Alzheimer's disease (AD) susceptibility has been studied extensively, much less is known about the differences in disease presentation in APOE ε4 carriers versus non-carriers.

methodsTo help elucidate these differences, we performed a broad analysis comparing the regional levels of six different neuroimaging biomarkers in the brains of APOE ε4 carriers versus non-carriers who participated in the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI).

resultsWe observed significant APOE ε4-associated heterogeneity in regional amyloid beta deposition, tau accumulation, glucose uptake, brain volume, cerebral blood flow, and white matter hyperintensities within each AD diagnostic group. We also observed important APOE ε4-associated differences in cognitively unimpaired individuals who converted to mild cognitive impairment/AD versus those who did not convert. DISCUSSION: This observed heterogeneity in neuroimaging biomarkers between APOE ε4 carriers versus non-carriers may have important implications regarding the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of AD in different subpopulations. HIGHLIGHTS: An extensive study was performed on the apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4-associated heterogeneity in neuroimaging biomarkers from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Robust APOE ε4-associated increases in amyloid beta (Aβ) deposition throughout the brain, in every diagnostic group, were observed. APOE ε4-associated increases in tau pathology, decreases in glucose uptake, and increases in brain atrophy, which expand in regional scope and magnitude with disease progression, were observed. Significant sex- and age-related differences in APOE ε4-associated neuroimaging biomarker heterogeneity, with overall increases in pathological presentation in female APOE ε4 carriers, were observed. Regional differences in Aβ deposition, tau accumulation, glucose uptake, ventricle size, and white matter hyperintensities were observed in cognitively normal participants who converted to mild cognitive impairment/Alzheimer's disease, which may hold potential predictive value.

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Alzheimer DiseaseApolipoprotein E4BrainAgedAged, 80 and overAmyloid beta-PeptidesBiomarkersCognitive DysfunctionDisease ProgressionFemaleHeterozygoteHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeuroimagingPositron-Emission TomographyAmyloid beta-PeptidesApolipoprotein E4Biomarkerstau ProteinsAlzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiativeapolipoprotein Ebiomarkersheterogeneityneuroimaging

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PMCPMC11775459

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