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Fibrinogen gene variation and ischemic stroke.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Jun 2008
Jood K, Danielson J, Ladenvall C, Blomstrand C, Jern C
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BACKGROUND: Plasma fibrinogen level and fibrin clot structure are heritable traits that may be of importance in the pathogenesis of ischemic stroke. OBJECTIVES: To investigate associations between variation in the fibrinogen gamma (FGG), alpha (FGA) and beta (FGB) genes, fibrinogen level, and ischemic stroke. METHODS: The Sahlgrenska Academy Study on Ischemic Stroke comprises 600 cases and 600 matched population...
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