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Apolipoprotein E genotype related differences in brain lesions of multiple sclerosis.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Jul 2000
Fazekas F, Strasser-Fuchs S, Schmidt H, Enzinger C, Ropele S, Lechner A, Flooh E, Schmidt R, Hartung H P
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OBJECTIVES: Clinical reports have speculated on a more severe course of multiple sclerosis in patients with the apolipoprotein E (apoE) epsilon4 allele. As this could be reflected by differences in the severity of tissue damage MRI was used to obtain further support for a disease modifying effect of the apoE genotype. METHODS: Brain MR scans of 83 patients (mean age 35.5 (SD 9.5 years) who participated in a cross...
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