Article
DD genotype of ACE gene is a risk factor for intracerebral hemorrhage.
Neurology - 27 Jul 2004
Slowik A, Turaj W, Dziedzic T, Haefele A, Pera J, Malecki M T, Glodzik-Sobanska L, Szermer P, Figlewicz D A, Szczudlik A
Abstract excerpt
Genetic factors may play a role in susceptibility to stroke. The angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene is a candidate gene for two phenotypically different types of stroke affecting small perforating arteries: spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (SIH) and ischemic stroke due to small vessel disease (SVD). The authors report evidence that ACE gene DD homozygosity of the I/D polymorphism in intron 16 is an...
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