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Absence of linkage of familial intracranial aneurysms to 7q11 in highly aggregated Japanese families.
Stroke - 1 Apr 2003
Yamada Shigeki, Utsunomiya Maki, Inoue Kayoko, Nozaki Kazuhiko, Miyamoto Susumu, Hashimoto Nobuo, Takenaka Katsunobu, Yoshinaga Takeo, Koizumi Akio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: We sought to test the linkage of familial intracranial aneurysms (FIAs) to the ELN (elastin) locus in chromosome 7q11 reported previously. METHODS: Intracranial aneurysm (IA) probands were searched from patient records or neurosurgeons' recalls in collaborating hospitals. Members of the participating probands' families who had unknown affection status were screened by MR angiography and...
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