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ALOX5AP gene and the PDE4D gene in a central European population of stroke patients.
Stroke - 1 Apr 2005
Lõhmussaar Elin, Gschwendtner Andreas, Mueller Jakob C, Org Tõnis, Wichmann Erich, Hamann Gerhard, Meitinger Thomas, Dichgans Martin
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Recent evidence has implicated the genes for 5-lipoxygenase activating protein (ALOX5AP) and phosphodiesterase 4D (PDE4D) as susceptibility genes for stroke in the Icelandic population. The aim of the present study was to explore the role of these genes in a central European population of stroke patients. METHODS: A total of 639 consecutive stroke patients and 736 unrelated...
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