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MRI cerebral white matter lesions and paraoxonase PON1 polymorphisms : three-year follow-up of the austrian stroke prevention study.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Jul 2000
Schmidt R, Schmidt H, Fazekas F, Kapeller P, Roob G, Lechner A, Kostner G M, Hartung H P
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White matter lesions (WMLs) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of older persons are thought to be caused by cerebral small-vessel disease. As they progress, these brain abnormalities frequently result in cognitive decline and gait disturbances, and their predictors are incompletely understood. Genetic risk factors have been implicated but remain undetermined so far. We examined whether 2 common...
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