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APOE epsilon4 and the cognitive genetics of multiple sclerosis.
Neurology - 18 May 2010
Ghaffar O, Reis M, Pennell N, O'Connor P, Feinstein A
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BACKGROUND: Evidence linking APOE to myelin repair, neuronal plasticity, and cerebral inflammatory processes suggests that it may be relevant in multiple sclerosis (MS). The purpose of this study was to determine whether the epsilon4 allele of APOE is associated with cognitive deficits in patients with MS. METHOD: Using a case-control design, 50 patients with MS with the epsilon4 allele (epsilon4+) and 50...
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