Research Article

Genetic Risk Score Predicts Late-Life Cognitive Impairment

Table 2

Frequencies of BDNF, COMT, and APOE genotypes and risk allele carriers.

GeneGenotypeRisk allele carrier status

BDNF Val/Val61Met carriers (risk score value = 1)34
Val/Met33Val homozygotes (risk score value = 0)61
Met/Met1

COMT Val/Val23Val carriers (risk score value = 1)63
Val/Met40Met homozygotes (risk score value = 0)32
Met/Met32

APOE ε2/ε312ε4 carriers (risk score value = 1)22
ε2/ε41Non-ε4 carriers (risk score value = 0)73
ε3/ε361
ε3/ε418
ε4/ε43