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Genetic risk for ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Aug 2006
Yamada Yoshiji, Metoki Norifumi, Yoshida Hidemi, Satoh Kei, Ichihara Sahoko, Kato Kimihiko, Kameyama Takashi, Yokoi Kiyoshi, Matsuo Hitoshi, Segawa Tomonori, Watanabe Sachiro, Nozawa Yoshinori
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We performed an association study to identify gene polymorphisms for assessing the genetic risk of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. METHODS AND RESULTS: The study population comprised 3151 unrelated Japanese individuals: 1141 stroke patients (636 with atherothrombotic cerebral infarction, 282 with intracerebral hemorrhage, and 223 with subarachnoid hemorrhage) and 2010 controls. The genotypes for 202...
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