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The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in cerebral small vessel disease.
Journal of neurology - 1 Jul 2008
Brenner David, Labreuche Julien, Pico Fernando, Scheltens Philip, Poirier Odette, Cambien François, Amarenco Pierre
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) appears on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as leukoaraiosis (LA), état criblé (EC), and multiple lacunar infarctions (MLI). Although the pathophysiology of SVD is poorly understood, there is evidence of a genetic contribution. We sought to analyze the influence of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) on SVD in symptomatic patients from the Génétique de...
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