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alpha(1)-antichymotrypsin polymorphism: a risk factor for hemorrhagic stroke in normotensive subjects.
Stroke - 1 Nov 2001
Obach V, Revilla M, Vila N, Cervera A A, Chamorro A A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Although genetic factors may be important in the pathogenesis of ischemic stroke (IS), little is known on the potential role of genes in most cases of hemorrhagic stroke (HS). Preliminary data showed that the TT genotype of the alpha(1)-antichymotrypsin (ACT) gene polymorphism was associated with HS, although it remained unsettled whether prevalence of this polymorphism might differ...
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