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Accelerated evolution of brain atrophy and "black holes" in MS patients with APOE-epsilon 4.
Annals of neurology - 1 Apr 2004
Enzinger Christian, Ropele Stefan, Smith Stephen, Strasser-Fuchs Siegrid, Poltrum Birgit, Schmidt Helena, Matthews Paul M, Fazekas Franz
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein E (APOE)-epsilon4 has been associated with an unfavorable course of multiple sclerosis (MS). The mechanisms responsible for this are unclear, although cross-sectional MRI demonstrated a higher extent of "black holes" (BHs) in such patients. Here, we have studied the impact of the A...
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