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Meta-analysis of APOE4 allele and outcome after traumatic brain injury.
Journal of neurotrauma - 1 Apr 2008
Zhou Weidong, Xu Di, Peng Xiaoxia, Zhang Qiuhong, Jia Jianping, Crutcher Keith A
Abstract excerpt
There is conflicting evidence regarding a possible association between the apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4) allele and the consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Our aim was to carry out a meta-analysis of cohort studies of sufficient rigor to determine whether the presence of the APOE4 allele contributes to initial injury severity and/or poor outcome following TBI. MEDLINE, EMBase, CBMdisc, and CNKI databases...
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