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Genetic Variation of ApoE Gene in Ethnic Kashmiri Population and Its Association with Outcome After Traumatic Brain Injury.
Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN - 1 Jul 2015
Yousuf Adfar, Khursheed Nayil, Rasool Ishrat, Kundal Vijay, Jeelani Humira, Afroze Dil
Abstract excerpt
The outcome from traumatic brain injury (TBI) is variable and only partly explained by known prognostic factors. Genetic factors may influence the brain's susceptibility to injury or capacity for repair and regeneration. ApoE has been implicated in modifying neurological outcome after TBI, although the mechanisms by which this occurs remain poorly defined. Apolipoprotein E is an apparently multifunctional protein...
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