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Association between phosphodiesterase 4D gene and ischaemic stroke.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Sept 2006
Staton J M, Sayer M S, Hankey G J, Attia J, Thakkinstian A, Yi Q, Cole V J, Baker R, Eikelboom J W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: An association between the phosphodiesterase 4D (PDE4D) gene and risk of ischaemic stroke in an Icelandic population has been suggested by the deCODE group. METHODS: A case-control study of 151 hospitalised patients with first-ever ischaemic stroke and 164 randomly selected age-matched and sex-matched community controls was conducted. PDE4D genotypes for the six single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)...
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