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Alpha(1)-antichymotrypsin gene polymorphism in patients with stroke.
Stroke - 1 Sept 2000
Vila N, Obach V, Revilla M, Oliva R, Chamorro A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: A role for proteolytic enzymes has been suggested in the pathogenesis of stroke. In a search for new genetic factors, we investigated the gene polymorphism of the serine protease inhibitor alpha(1)-antichymotrypsin (ACT) in patients with stroke. METHODS: Two hundred twenty patients with acute ischemic stroke (n=182) and primary intracerebral hemorrhage (n=38) and 70 control subjects...
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