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Evaluation of the atrial natriuretic peptide gene in stroke.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Aug 2002
Kato Norihiro, Ikeda Katsumi, Nabika Toru, Morita Hiroyuki, Sugiyama Takao, Gotoda Takanari, Kurihara Hiroki, Kobayashi Shotai, Yazaki Yoshio, Yamori Yukio
Abstract excerpt
The atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) gene was, though inconclusive, implied to be etiologically related to stroke in rats and recently in humans. The present study tested the candidacy of ANP for stroke susceptibility by a combination of molecular genetic approaches. First, we undertook an association study using a reported ANP variant, G664A, in two case-control panels independently collected, which involved 970...
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