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Complement polymorphisms and cognitive dysfunction after carotid endarterectomy.
Journal of neurosurgery - 1 Sept 2013
Heyer Eric J, Kellner Christopher P, Malone Hani R, Bruce Samuel S, Mergeche Joanna L, Ward Justin T, Connolly E Sander
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OBJECT: The role of genetic polymorphisms in the neurological outcome of patients after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) remains unclear. There are single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that predispose patients to postoperative cognitive dysfunction (CD). We aim to assess the predictability of three complement cascade-related SNPs for CD in patients having CEAs. METHODS: In 252 patients undergoing CEA, genotyping...
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