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Gene sequences regulating the production of apoE and cerebral palsy of variable severity.
European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society - 1 Sept 2014
Lien Espen, Andersen Guro L, Bao Yongde, Gordish-Dressman Heather, Skranes Jon, Blackman James A, Vik Torstein
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The apoE protein is the most important lipid transporter in the brain and has also been shown to have several regulatory functions in the central nervous system. The production of apoE is regulated by a number of genes and increases under certain conditions such as cerebral injury in adults. AIMS: Our aim was to study whether variations in genes regulating the expression of the APOE gene were...
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