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Association of APOE e4 and cerebrovascular pathology in traumatic brain injury.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Mar 2006
Smith C, Graham D I, Murray L S, Stewart J, Nicoll J A R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have found the e4 allele of the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE e4) is associated with an unfavourable outcome after head injury, but this has not been related to specific pathological features. OBJECTIVES: This study tested the postulate that head injured patients with APOE e4, amounting to approximately a third of the population, are selectively predisposed to one or more of the...
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