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Apolipoprotein E genotype and cerebral palsy.
Developmental medicine and child neurology - 1 Jul 2010
Braga Lucia W, Borigato Eliana V M, Speck-Martins Carlos E, Imamura Erica U, Gorges Ana M Pedrosa, Izumi Ana P, Dantas Rizael C, Nunes Luis G Nadal
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Apolipoprotein E (APOE, protein; [ApoE, gene]) is a lipid transport protein abundantly present in brain cells. We investigated whether the APOE genotype is associated with cerebral palsy (CP) and whether patients with CP with comorbid conditions and more severe neurological deficits are likely to have a particular genotype. METHOD: In a cross-sectional study, 243 individuals with spastic CP (135 males, 108...
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