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Outcome of traumatic brain injury after three decades--relationship to ApoE genotype.
Journal of neurotrauma - 1 Nov 2006
Isoniemi Heli, Tenovuo Olli, Portin Raija, Himanen Leena, Kairisto Veli
Abstract excerpt
Significant traumatic brain injury (TBI) is nearly always associated with cognitive deficits, but in a highly variable manner. Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) plays a pivotal role in CNS response to injury. To examine the association of ApoE genotype with long-term outcome in TBI patients, we determined the ApoE genotype from 61 TBI patients who had been injured over three decades earlier. All patients had been studied...
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