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The 1425G/A SNP in PRKCH is associated with ischemic stroke and cerebral hemorrhage in a Chinese population.
Stroke - 1 Sept 2009
Wu Lijun, Shen Yue, Liu Xin, Ma Xu, Xi Bo, Mi Jie, Lindpaintner Klaus, Tan Xuerui, Wang Xingyu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: PRKCH (the gene encoding protein kinase C eta) has a role in the pathogenesis of ischemic stroke. The 1425G/A SNP in PRKCH (rs2230500) is significantly associated with ischemic stroke in Japanese. The aim of the present study is to investigate the associations in ischemic stroke and other types of stroke in the Chinese population. METHODS: A total of 1209 patients with stroke and 1174...
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