Apolipoprotein E genotype and outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

doi:10.3171/2008.11.JNS081266

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Apolipoprotein E genotype and outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Journal of neurosurgery - 1 May 2009

Juvela Seppo, Siironen Jari, Lappalainen Jaakko

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OBJECT: After aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), conflicting results concerning an association between the APOE genotype and impaired outcome have been reported. The authors tested prospectively whether APOE epsilon2 or epsilon4 allele-containing genotypes (epsilon2+ and epsilon4+) affect...

Topics

Alleles
Apolipoprotein E2
Apolipoprotein E4
Brain Ischemia
Cerebral Infarction
Female
Genotype
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm
Male
Middle Aged
Polymorphism, Genetic
Prospective Studies
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

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