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Lack of association between endoglin intron 7 insertion polymorphism and intracranial aneurysms in a white population: evidence of racial/ethnic differences.
Stroke - 1 Nov 2001
Krex D, Ziegler A, Schackert H K, Schackert G
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Endoglin is a component of the transforming growth factor-beta receptor complex and is predominantly expressed on cell surfaces of endothelial cells. A polymorphism of the endoglin gene has previously been found to be associated with the occurrence of intracranial aneurysms in a Japanese population. In our study, we investigated whether this polymorphism is associated with the development...
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