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Variation in the estrogen receptor alpha gene and risk of stroke: the Rotterdam Study.
Stroke - 1 Apr 2008
Bos Michiel J, Schuit Stephanie C E, Koudstaal Peter J, Hofman Albert, Uitterlinden André G, Breteler Monique M B
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Variations in the -397T>C (rs2234693) and -351A>G (rs9340799) single nucleotide polymorphisms of the estrogen alpha receptor (ESR1) gene were found to be strongly associated with risk of ischemic heart disease, although not all studies could replicate this finding. One study also reported an association with stroke. We assessed whether variations in the ESR1 gene are associated with the...
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