Article
High frequency of apolipoprotein E epsilon 2 allele is specific for patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related haemorrhage.
Neuroscience letters - 8 May 1998
McCarron M O, Nicoll J A
Abstract excerpt
The apolipoprotein E (APOE) epsilon 2 allele is a putative risk factor for cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related haemorrhage. We explored the frequency of the APOE epsilon 2 allele in intracranial haemorrhage due to three different pathophysiological mechanisms to determine the specificity of the a...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Apolipoprotein E2
- Apolipoproteins E
- Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
- Cerebral Hemorrhage
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Humans