Practicalities of genetic studies in human stroke.

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Considerable evidence suggests genetic factors are important in the pathogenesis of multifactorial stroke. However, studies identifying the underlying genes have been largely disappointing. This chapter reviews the different approaches and their relative merits. It is likely stroke is a polygenic disorder and that underlying genes may interact within environmental risk factors. Stroke itself is a syndrome caused...

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