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A novel multilocus genotyping assay to identify genetic predictors of stroke in sickle cell anaemia.
British journal of haematology - 1 Sept 2001
Hoppe C, Cheng S, Grow M, Silbergleit A, Klitz W, Trachtenberg E, Erlich H, Vichinsky E, Styles L
Abstract excerpt
We describe a novel multilocus genotyping assay permitting simultaneous identification of 60 candidate markers for stroke in sickle cell anaemia (SCA). Based on cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), 69 patients were divided into stroke and control groups. The variant allele, CBS 278thr, showed protection from stroke, whereas the apoE3 allele showed a trend towards association with increased stroke risk....
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