APOE and Alzheimer disease: In late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (LOAD), accounting for the large majority of AD cases, the strongest genetic risk factor is the presence of the ε4 allele of the gene encoding Apolipoprotein E (ApoE); ε4 confers increased risk, while the most common allele, ε3, is considered neutral for AD, and ε2 has a minor protective effect [8,9,10,11].