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Cumulative effect of predisposing genotypes and their interaction with modifiable factors on the risk of ischemic stroke in young adults.
Stroke - 1 Mar 2005
Pezzini Alessandro, Grassi Mario, Del Zotto Elisabetta, Archetti Silvana, Spezi Raffaella, Vergani Veronica, Assanelli Deodato, Caimi Luigi, Padovani Alessandro
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Combinations of multiple predisposing polymorphisms and their interactions with modifiable factors may result in synergistic effects on the risk of ischemic stroke. These mechanisms are more likely to play a relevant role in younger individuals. METHODS: The cumulative effect of the 20210A variant of prothrombin gene, the 1691A variant of factor V gene, the TT677 genotype of the...
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