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Interleukin-18 promoter polymorphisms and risk of ischemic stroke.
Brain research bulletin - 5 Apr 2010
Zhang Na, Yu Jin-Tai, Yu Nan-Nan, Lu Rui-Chun, Ma Teng, Wang Nai-Dong, Miao Dan, Song Jing-Hui, Tan Lan
Abstract excerpt
Ischemic stroke (IS) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality around the world. Interleukin-18 (IL-18) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of IS and IL-18 promoter polymorphisms have been shown to be associated with levels of expression of IL-18. We investigated the association of two...
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