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Lower levels of N-acetylaspartate in multiple sclerosis patients with the apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele.
Archives of neurology - 1 Jan 2003
Enzinger Christian, Ropele Stefan, Strasser-Fuchs Siegrid, Kapeller Peter, Schmidt Helena, Poltrum Birgit, Schmidt Reinhold, Hartung Hans-Peter, Fazekas Franz
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In multiple sclerosis (MS), the epsilon4 allele of apolipoprotein E (APOE epsilon4) has been associated with more rapid clinical worsening and more severe tissue damage on magnetic resonance imaging. OBJECTIVE: To use proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H-MRS) to further explore the biochemical changes in the brains of patients with MS associated with APOE epsilon4. DESIGN: A 2-year clinical...
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