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The -174G/C polymorphism of the interleukin 6 gene is a hallmark of lacunar stroke and not other ischemic stroke phenotypes.
Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2005
Chamorro A, Revilla M, Obach V, Vargas M, Planas A M
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The CC genotype of the -174 G/C interleukin (IL)-6 polymorphism has been associated with lacunar stroke. However, it remains unsettled whether this polymorphism is also associated with other ischemic stroke phenotypes. METHODS: The -174 G/C IL-6 polymorphism was genotyped in patients with lacunar stroke (n = 89), stroke due to large vessel disease (n = 82), cardioembolism (n = 53), stroke...
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