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Lower cognitive performance of older football players possessing apolipoprotein E epsilon4.
Neurosurgery - 1 Sept 2000
Kutner K C, Erlanger D M, Tsai J, Jordan B, Relkin N R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the cognitive status of professional football players varies as a function of age and apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype. METHODS: Fifty-three active players underwent APOE and neuropsychological assessments. Players were grouped according to age (proxy indicator of high/low exposure to contact) and the presence/absence of at least one copy of the epsilon4 allele. Outcome measures...
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