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Associations of Apolipoprotein E ε4 Genotype and Ball Heading With Verbal Memory in Amateur Soccer Players.
JAMA neurology - 1 Apr 2020
Hunter Liane E, Freudenberg-Hua Yun, Davies Peter, Kim Mimi, Lipton Richard B, Stewart Walter F, Srinivasan Priyanka, Hu ShanShan, Lipton Michael L
Abstract excerpt
Importance: Emerging evidence suggests that long-term exposure to ball heading in soccer, the most popular sport in the world, confers risk for adverse cognitive outcomes. However, the extent to which the apolipoprotein E ε4 (APOE ε4) allele, a common risk factor for neurodegeneration, and ball heading are associated with cognition in soccer players remains unknown. Objective: To determine whether the APOE ε4...
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