Sensitive

Alzheimer's disease

APOE · rs446037

Where this position leads

Condition: Alzheimer's Disease Risk (APOE)

Drug: Lecanemab and other anti-amyloid antibodies

rs446037 Condition: Alzheimer's Disease Risk (APOE) Alzheimer's Disease Risk (APOE) Condition Drug: Lecanemab and other anti-amyloid antibodies Lecanemab and other anti-amyloid an… Drug rs446037 rs446037 APOE

What the study found

Who was studied 12,074 European, African, Admixed American, Asian or unknown ancestry cases, 15,833 European, African, Admixed American, Asian or unknown ancestry controls.

The effect The reported allele is T; the catalogue records no effect size ; p = 5 × 10−22.

Where it sits Chromosome 19, band 19q13.32 — in a regulatory region of APOE.

What each result means

G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Alzheimer's disease. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
G/T One copy of the version the research linked to Alzheimer's disease. That is a smaller link than two copies.
T/T Two copies of the version the research linked to Alzheimer's disease. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
Source

Questions about rs446037

What is rs446037?

rs446037 is a single position in the genome, in or near the APOE gene. Published research associates it with alzheimer's disease. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What conditions is rs446037 linked to?

On MyGeneLog this position is linked to Alzheimer's Disease Risk (APOE). The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.

Does rs446037 affect how medicines work?

APOE carries pharmacogenomic findings for Lecanemab and other anti-amyloid antibodies. That is educational information, not a prescription or a dosing guide. Any decision to start, stop or change a medicine belongs with the clinician or pharmacist managing your treatment.

Does having rs446037 mean I will get this?

No. Common variants like this one move a probability slightly and, on their own, rarely decide anything about one person. Nothing on this page is a diagnosis, and health decisions should be made with a clinician who can see your whole picture.

Where does the information about rs446037 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2025, PMID:39998322. Every variant on MyGeneLog comes from public primary sources and is published with its citation and the date it was checked.

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