Alzheimer's Risk Factor Also Aids HIV

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The defective lipid carrier apolipoprotein E4 (apoE4) has accumulated a nasty record. Not only are people who have the gene for apoE4 famously predisposed to Alzheimer's disease, but the same risk factor can also worsen several nervous system disorders and promote cardiovascular disease. A study out this week suggests that apoE4 also hastens the death of people infected with HIV, possibly by allowing the virus easy entry into cells.

Keywords: apolipoprotein E4 apoE4 AIDS geriatrics aging senescence HIV Alzheimers