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Effect of apolipoprotein E genotype on the outcome after anterior cervical decompression and fusion in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine - 1 Dec 2009
Setzer Matthias, Vrionis Frank D, Hermann Elvis J, Seifert Volker, Marquardt Gerhard
Abstract excerpt
OBJECT: The authors examined a possible association between apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene polymorphism and the outcome after anterior microsurgical decompression in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). METHODS: The authors conducted a prospective study of 60 consecutive patients (40 men, 20 women) with CSM who underwent anterior microsurgical decompression. The patients ranged in age from 26 to 86...
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