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Genetic interplay with soccer ball heading
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 e4 allele might exacerbate the effects of soccer ball heading on cognition. However, genotyping of athletes to determine their dementia risk remains a distant prospect.
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| Notations: | biological and medical sciences sport games |
| Tagging: | Kopfball |
| Published in: | Nature Reviews Neurology |
| Language: | English |
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2020
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41582-020-0334-6 |
| Volume: | 16 |
| Pages: | 189-190 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | advanced |