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Endoglin is not a major susceptibility gene for intracranial aneurysm among Japanese.
Stroke - 1 Jul 2003
Onda Hideaki, Kasuya Hidetoshi, Yoneyama Taku, Hori Tomokatsu, Nakajima Toshiaki, Inoue Ituro
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: A 6-base insertion (6bINS) polymorphism in intron 7 of the endoglin gene (ENG), which codes for a component of the transforming growth factor-beta receptor complex, was reported to be associated with intracranial aneurysm (IA) in a Japanese population. A recent report using a white population could not replicate the association. We tested for this association with high statistical power in...
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