High frequency of apolipoprotein E epsilon 2 allele in hemorrhage due to cerebral amyloid angiopathy.

doi:10.1002/ana.410410607

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High frequency of apolipoprotein E epsilon 2 allele in hemorrhage due to cerebral amyloid angiopathy.

Annals of neurology - 1 Jun 1997

Nicoll J A, Burnett C, Love S, Graham D I, Dewar D, Ironside J W, Stewart J, Vinters H V

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From the somewhat conflicting published data on apolipoprotein E (apoE) genotype in hemorrhage due to cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), it is unclear whether apoE genotype influences the risk of CAA-related hemorrhage independently of its association with concomitant Alzheimer's disease (AD). We...

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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alleles
Alzheimer Disease
Apolipoprotein E2
Apolipoproteins E
Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Female
Gene Frequency
Genotype
Humans
Male
Middle Aged

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