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Estrogen receptor alpha gene polymorphisms and first-ever intracerebral hemorrhage.
Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2007
Strand Magnus, Söderström Ingegerd, Wiklund Per-Gunnar, Hallmans Göran, Weinehall Lars, Söderberg Stefan, Olsson Tommy
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BACKGROUND: Signaling through estrogen receptor alpha (ER alpha) regulates vasodilatation and atherogenesis. Since hypertension and atherosclerosis are major mechanisms in stroke development, we hypothesized that genetic variants of the ER alpha gene (ESR1) are determinants of future ischemic stroke or intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). METHODS: In a population-based prospective nested case-control study, the...
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