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Purinergic receptor P2Y, G-protein coupled, 2 (P2RY2) gene is associated with cerebral infarction in Japanese subjects.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 Nov 2009
Wang Zhaoxia, Nakayama Tomohiro, Sato Naoyuki, Yamaguchi Mai, Izumi Yoichi, Kasamaki Yuji, Ohta Masakatsu, Soma Masayoshi, Aoi Noriko, Ozawa Yukio, Ma Yitong, Doba Nobutaka, Hinohara Shigeaki
Abstract excerpt
G-protein-coupled purinergic receptor P2Y2 (P2RY2) has an important role in the process of atherosclerosis related to cerebral infarction (CI). The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the P2RY2 gene and CI through a haplotype-based case-control study, including the separate analysis of two gender groups. A total of 237 CI patients and two control groups (control 1, 254; control 2, 255)...
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