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Estrogen receptor alpha (ESR1) PvuII and XbaI gene polymorphisms in ischemic stroke in a Hungarian population.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Jul 2007
Molvarec Attila, Széplaki Gábor, Kovács Margit, Széplaki Zoltán, Fazakas Adám, Prohászka Zoltán, Füst George, Karádi István
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ischemic stroke is a multifactorial disorder with genetic and environmental components. The aim of our study was to investigate whether two polymorphisms of the estrogen receptor alpha (ESR1) gene (ESR1 c.454-397T>C and c.454-351A>G) are associated with ischemic stroke in a Caucasian population from Hungary. METHODS: One hundred and ninety-eight patients with ischemic stroke and 180 control subjects...
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