Prevalence of Wild-Type Butyrylcholinesterase Genotype in Patients with Alzheimer’s Dementia

Abstract

Approximately, two-thirds patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are reported to have homozygous wild-type butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) gene expression. It is associated with a higher rate of hydrolysis of acetylcholine, which ultimately leads to increase in the levels of BuChE in advanced stages of the disease. Rivastigmine, a dual inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and BuChE, might be of additional benefit in patients with AD with wild-type BuChE allele.

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Mueller, B. and Adler, G. (2015) Prevalence of Wild-Type Butyrylcholinesterase Genotype in Patients with Alzheimer’s Dementia. World Journal of Neuroscience, 5, 175-179. doi: 10.4236/wjns.2015.53019.

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