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Association of PDE4D and IL-1 gene polymorphism with ischemic stroke in a Han Chinese population.
Brain research bulletin - 15 Jan 2010
Li Nan, He Zhiyi, Xu Jialiang, Liu Fang, Deng Shumin, Zhang Hui
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the phosphodiesterase 4D (PDE4D) and interleukin-1 (IL-1) genes are associated with increased risk for the development of ischemic stroke (IS) in whites. However, little is known about whether this association could also occur in Han Chinese. METHOD: A total of 371 patients with IS and unrelated healthy controls were recruited and the SNPs of the PDE4D...
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