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G-protein beta3 subunit and alpha-adducin polymorphisms and risk of subclinical and clinical stroke.
Stroke - 1 Apr 2001
Morrison A C, Doris P A, Folsom A R, Nieto F J, Boerwinkle E
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Essential hypertension is a significant risk factor for stroke. Genes contributing to interindividual variation in blood pressure levels and essential hypertension status may play a role in the etiology of stroke either through their effects on blood pressure levels or through separate pathways. For this reason, we sought to examine the association between the alpha-adducin (ADD1) G/W460...
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