Article
The genetics of stroke.
Current opinion in lipidology - 1 Apr 2005
Morgan Laleh, Humphries Steve E
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Ischaemic stroke is a heterogeneous disease caused by different pathogenic mechanisms, of which small artery and large artery stroke are the most common. The identification of the genes involved is unclear. The likely candidate genes associated with stroke are those that are associated with matrix deposition (stromelysin-1, MMP3), inflammation (IL-6), and lipid metabolism (hepatic lipase, APOE,...
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