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Klotho is a genetic risk factor for ischemic stroke caused by cardioembolism in Korean females.
Neuroscience letters - 30 Oct 2006
Kim Younyoung, Kim Jin-Hyuck, Nam Yu Jin, Kong Minyoung, Kim Yun Joong, Yu Kyung-Ho, Lee Byung-Chul, Lee Chaeyoung
Abstract excerpt
An aging-suppressor gene, klotho, is a candidate factor for vascular disease because its deficiency leads to impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilation and impaired angiogenesis. We investigated the association of polymorphisms in klotho with ischemic stroke. We searched for sequence variants in...
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