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Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 4G allele in the 4G/5G promoter polymorphism increases the occurrence of cerebral ischemia after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Stroke - 1 Jun 2004
Vergouwen M D I, Frijns C J M, Roos Y B W E M, Rinkel G J E, Baas F, Vermeulen M
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In several acute life-threatening diseases, the 4G-allele in the 4G/5G-promotor polymorphism in the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) gene is associated with higher PAI-1 levels and increased poor outcome, probably by promoting the formation of microthrombi. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the PAI-1 4G/5G polymorphism is associated with the occurrence of...
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