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Polymorphisms of the phosphodiesterase 4D, cAMP-specific (PDE4D) gene and risk of ischemic stroke: a prospective, nested case-control evaluation.
Stroke - 1 Aug 2006
Zee Robert Y L, Brophy Victoria H, Cheng Suzanne, Hegener Hillary H, Erlich Henry A, Ridker Paul M
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In an Icelandic population, gene variants of the phosphodiesterase 4D, cAMP-specific (PDE4D) gene were reported to be risk predictors for ischemic stroke. Case-control studies in other populations have yielded mixed evidence for association. A recent analysis in a prospective, non-Icelandic study found an association with stroke after stratification by hypertension. METHODS: We evaluated...
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