Article
Haplotype analysis revealed a genetic influence of osteopontin on large artery atherosclerosis.
Journal of biomedical science - 1 Jul 2008
Kim Younyoung, Lee Chaeyoung
Abstract excerpt
Osteopontin (OPN) is a cytokine that involves in vascular remodeling processes in cerebrovascular diseases. The association of its gene with ischemic stroke was investigated in a Korean population. Representative sequence variants covering the entire OPN gene were genotyped in 455 controls and 271 patients with ischemic stroke including large artery atherosclerosis (LAA), small vessel occlusion, and...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
