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The apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele and outcome in cerebrovascular disease.
Stroke - 1 Sept 1998
MCarron M O, Muir K W, Weir C J, Dyker A G, Bone I, Nicoll J A, Lees K R
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Polymorphism of the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) may influence outcome after traumatic brain injury and intracerebral hemorrhage, with the epsilon4 allele being associated with poorer prognosis. We investigated APOE allele distribution in acute stroke and the effect of the epsilon4 allele on outcome. METHODS: APOE genotypes were determined in 714 stroke patients: 640 ischemic stroke and 74...
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