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The apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele increases the odds of chronic cerebral infarction [corrected] detected at autopsy in older persons.
Stroke - 1 May 2005
Schneider J A, Bienias J L, Wilson R S, Berry-Kravis E, Evans D A, Bennett D A
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Studies investigating the relation of the apolipoprotein E (apoE) epsilon4 allele to clinical stroke and to vascular changes on magnetic resonance imaging have been conflicting. Little data are available regarding the relation of apoE epsilon4 to cerebral infarctions documented on postmortem examination. METHODS: We studied the apoE epsilon4 allele in 214 deceased members of the Religious...
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