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The PAI-1 4G/5G gene polymorphism and ischemic stroke: an association study and meta-analysis.
Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association - 1 Jan 2000
Attia John, Thakkinstian Ammarin, Wang Yang, Lincz Lisa, Parsons Mark, Sturm Jonathan, McGettigan Patricia, Scott Rodney, Meldrum Cliff, Levi Christopher
Abstract excerpt
To investigate whether the 4G/5G polymorphism of plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) and the -7351 C/T polymorphism of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) are associated with ischemic stroke, we conducted a case-control study of 190 hospital cases of first-ever ischemic stroke and 185 community-based controls. Our findings do not indicate any association between the PAI-1 or t-PA polymorphisms and...
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