%0 Journal Article
%T Genetic interplay with soccer ball heading
%J Nature reviews: neurology
%D 2020
%A Smith, Douglas H.
%A Stewart, William
%V ePub
%N ePub
%P ePub-ePub
%X <p> Mortality from neurodegenerative disease is high among professional soccer players, potentially associated with repeated head impacts during routine gameplay. New data suggest that the apolipoprotein E ε4 allele might exacerbate the effects of soccer ball heading on cognition. However, genotyping of athletes to determine their dementia risk remains a distant prospect ...</p> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group
%@ 1759-4758
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41582-020-0334-6