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ACE I/D polymorphism in Korean patients with ischemic stroke and silent brain infarction.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica - 1 Apr 2008
Hong S H, Park H M, Ahn J Y, Kim O J, Hwang T S, Oh D, Kim N K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) polymorphism may play a role in stroke and silent brain infarction (SBI) susceptibility, but the results among the populations studied to date have not been consistent. Thus, we investigated the association between ACE genotypes and ischemic stroke and SBI in Korean patients. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: DNA samples from 237 stroke patients, 264 SBI patients and 234...
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