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Apolipoprotein E polymorphism and silent microangiopathy-related cerebral damage. Results of the Austrian Stroke Prevention Study.
Stroke - 1 May 1997
Schmidt R, Schmidt H, Fazekas F, Schumacher M, Niederkorn K, Kapeller P, Weinrauch V, Kostner G M
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Microangiopathy-related cerebral damage (MARCD) includes white matter abnormalities and lacunar infarctions and represents a common MRI observation in subjects above 50 years of age. The risk factors of such brain abnormalities are not fully determined. The goal of this study was to determine whether the genetic heterogeneity of apolipoprotein E (apoE) contributes to the occurrence of...
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