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Apolipoprotein E polymorphism and outcome after closed traumatic brain injury: influence of ethnic and regional differences.
Journal of neurosurgery - 1 Feb 2003
Nathoo Narendra, Chetry Runjan, van Dellen James R, Connolly Catherine, Naidoo Richard
Abstract excerpt
OBJECT: The presence of the apolipoprotein E-epsilon4 (APOE-epsilon4) allele is reported to be associated with poor outcome after traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study was performed to determine if the presence of the APOE-epsilon4 allele influenced outcome in a cohort of black patients with TBI who had homogeneous neuropathological findings. METHODS: Venous blood was collected at the time of admission to...
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