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Haptoglobin phenotype and apolipoprotein E polymorphism: relationship to posttraumatic seizures and neuropsychological functioning after traumatic brain injury.
Epilepsy & behavior : E&B - 1 Nov 2009
Anderson Gail D, Temkin Nancy R, Dikmen Sureyya S, Diaz-Arrastia Ramon, Machamer Joan E, Farhrenbruch Carol, Miller John W, Sadrzadeh S M Hossein
Abstract excerpt
The relationship of genetic predisposition to reduced iron capacity and apolipoprotein E (APOE) to posttraumatic seizures (PTSs) and neuropsychological outcomes was investigated in patients with traumatic brain injuries from a prior valproate clinical study. Haptoglobin concentration/phenotype and APOE genotype were determined in 25 patients with PTSs and 26 control (no PTSs) subjects approximately 10 years after...
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