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The law, adolescents, and the APOE epsilon 4 genotype: a view from Canada.
Genetic testing - 1 Jan 1999
Caulfield T A
Abstract excerpt
The presence of an apolipoprotein E (APOE) epsilon 4 allele may be a risk factor for the severity of the consequences of head trauma, both short-term and long-term. If this proves to be true, genetic testing for APOE status might be encouraged, or required, to minimize the costs of participation in high-contact sports, such as ice hockey, soccer, rugby, and boxing, where head injury is likely to occur. Under some...
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