Research Article

The MTHFR 677T Allele May Influence the Severity and Biochemical Risk Factors of Alzheimer’s Disease in an Egyptian Population

Table 2

Genotype distribution of the rs1801133 single nucleotide polymorphism and severity of Alzheimer’s disease.

Severity of Alzheimer’s diseaseaPatients
(%)
Genotype
(%)
C/CC/TT/T

Mild26 (60.5)3 (7.0)14 (32.6)9 (20.9)
Moderate6 (14.0)1 (2.3)1 (2.3)4 (9.3)
Severe11 (25.6)4 (9.4)2 (4.7)5 (11.6)

The severity of Alzheimer’s disease was evaluated using stages of the clinical dementia rating (CDR). In this rating, a null value is used for no dementia; 0.5 for questionable dementia; and 1, 2, and 3 for mild, moderate, and severe dementia, respectively.