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Systematic review of methods and results of studies of the genetic epidemiology of ischemic stroke.
Stroke - 1 Jan 2004
Flossmann Enrico, Schulz Ursula G R, Rothwell Peter M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To design appropriate molecular genetic studies, we first need to understand the genetic epidemiology of stroke. We therefore performed a systematic review of the literature to assess the heritability of stroke according to methodological quality of studies and to determine any heterogeneity in findings between studies and possible publication bias. METHODS: We searched for twin studies...
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