APOE genotype and functional outcome following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

doi:10.1177/1099800408323221

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APOE genotype and functional outcome following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Biological research for nursing - 1 Jan 2009

Gallek Matthew J, Conley Yvette P, Sherwood Paula R, Horowitz Michael B, Kassam Amin, Alexander Sheila A

Abstract excerpt

Apolipoprotein E (apoE), the major apolipoprotein in the central nervous system, has been shown to influence neurologic disease progression and response to neurologic injury in a gene-specific manner. Presence of the APOE4 allele is associated with poorer response to traumatic brain injury and is...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Apolipoproteins E
Genotype
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Middle Aged
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

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