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Association of a 27-bp repeat polymorphism in ecNOS gene with ischemic stroke in Chinese patients.
Neurology - 27 Feb 2001
Hou L, Osei-Hyiaman D, Yu H, Ren Z, Zhang Z, Wang B, Harada S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between a 27-bp repeat polymorphism of the ecNOS gene in 364 patients with ischemic stroke and 516 control subjects. BACKGROUND: The incidence of stroke in China is higher than that of coronary artery disease. Furthermore, ischemic stroke is more prevalent than hemorrhagic stroke. A 27-bp repeat polymorphism in intron 4 of the endothelial constitutive nitric oxide...
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