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Potential confounding by intermediate phenotypes in studies of the genetics of ischaemic stroke.
Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2005
Flossmann Enrico, Schulz Ursula G R, Rothwell Peter M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Family history (FHx) of stroke is perceived to be an important risk factor for ischaemic stroke. However, there are several intermediate phenotypes that are often involved in the aetiology of ischaemic stroke and that have a substantial genetic component themselves. We studied FHx of...
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