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Interleukin 1 beta polymorphism (-511) and risk of stroke due to small vessel disease.
Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2005
Dziedzic Tomasz, Slowik Agnieszka, Pera Joanna, Szczudlik Andrzej
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Interleukin 1 (IL-1) is a proinflammatory cytokine involved in atherogenesis and thrombosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the IL-1beta gene polymorphism (-511) and the risk of large vessel disease (LVD) stroke, small vessel disease (SVD) stroke and cardioembolic (CE) stroke. METHODS: We genotyped 115 patients with LVD stroke and 194 matched controls, 122 patients...
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