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C-reactive protein gene C1444T polymorphism and risk of recurrent ischemic events in patients with symptomatic intracranial atherostenoses.
Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2009
Arenillas Juan F, Massot Andreu, Alvarez-Sabín Jose, Fernandez-Cadenas Israel, del Rio-Espinola Albert, Chacon Pilar, Quintana Manuel, Molina Carlos A, Rovira Alex, Montaner Joan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: High levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) are associated with an increased risk of further ischemic events in patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD). It remains unknown to which extent this increased risk might be genetically predetermined. We aimed to investigate the relationship between a common genetic polymorphism of the CRP gene and the risk of recurrent ischemic...
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