Journal article
Apolipoprotein E polymorphism and outcome after closed traumatic brain injury: influence of ethnic and regional differences.
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OBJECT: The presence of the apolipoprotein E-epsilon4 (APOE-epsilon4) allele is reported to be associated with poor outcome after traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study was performed to determine if the presence of the APOE-epsilon4 allele influenced outcome in a cohort of black patients with TBI who had homogeneous neuropathological findings. METHODS: Venous blood was collected at the time of admission to determine the APOE genotype in black Zulu-speaking patients who presented with traum...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Journal of neurosurgery
- Volume:
- 98
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 302-306
- Publication date:
- 2003-02-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1933-0693
- ISSN:
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0022-3085
- Source identifiers:
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122097
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:122097
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- pubs:122097
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- 2003
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