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Apolipoprotein E3/E3 genotype decreases the risk of pituitary dysfunction after traumatic brain injury due to various causes: preliminary data.
Journal of neurotrauma - 1 Sept 2008
Tanriverdi Fatih, Taheri Serpil, Ulutabanca Halil, Caglayan Ahmet Okay, Ozkul Yusuf, Dundar Munis, Selcuklu Ahmet, Unluhizarci Kursad, Casanueva Felipe F, Kelestimur Fahrettin
Abstract excerpt
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a devastating public health problem which may result in hypopituitarism. However, the mechanisms and the risk factors responsible for hypothalamo-pituitary dysfunction due to TBI are still unclear. Although APO E is one of the most abundant protein in hypothalamo-pituitary region, there is no study investigating the relation between APO E polymorphism and TBI-induced...
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