APOE E4

Associations of Apolipoprotein E ε4 Genotype and Ball Heading With Verbal Memory in Amateur Soccer Players

Authors: Liane E. Hunter, PhD; Yun Freudenberg-Hua, MD; Peter Davies, PhD; Mimi Kim, PhD; Richard B. Lipton, MD; Walter F. Stewart, PhD, MPH; Priyanka Srinivasan, BS; ShanShan Hu, MS; Michael L. Lipton, MD, PhD

Journal: JAMA Neurology

Year Published: 2020

Importance: Emerging evidence suggests that long-term exposure to ball heading in soccer, the most popular sport in the world, confers risk for adverse cognitive outcomes. However, the extent to which the apolipoprotein E ε4 (APOE ε4) […]

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