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Pentanucleotide TTTTA repeat polymorphism of apolipoprotein(a) gene and plasma lipoprotein(a) are associated with ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in Chinese: a multicenter case-control study in China.
Stroke - 1 Jul 2003
Sun Li, Li Zhaohui, Zhang Hongye, Ma Aiqun, Liao Yuhua, Wang Daowen, Zhao Bingrang, Zhu Zhiming, Zhao Jizong, Zhang Zhen, Wang Wei, Hui Rutai
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: It is still inconclusive whether high plasma lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] level is a risk factor for stroke. Small sample size and different ethnic groups and methodologies might be contributors to the conflicts in study results. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the association between plasma Lp(a) levels, pentanucleotide TTTTA repeat (PNTR) polymorphism of the...
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