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Minor allele C of chromosome 1p32 single nucleotide polymorphism rs11206510 confers risk of ischemic stroke in the Chinese Han population.
Stroke - 1 Aug 2010
Xu Chengqi, Wang Fan, Wang Binbin, Li Xiuchun, Li Cong, Wang Dan, Xiong Xin, Wang Pengyun, Lu Qiulun, Wang Xiaojing, Yang Qin, Yin Dan, Huang Yufeng, Ji Liying, Wang Nan, Chen Shanshan, Cheng Xiang, Liao Yuhua, Ma Xu, Su Dingfeng, Chen Guohua, Xia Hao, Shi Lisong, Tu Xin, Wang Qing K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Genome-wide association studies found that the common allele T of single nucleotide polymorphism rs11206510 on chromosome 1p32 was associated with increased low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels (LDL-C) and with risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) in white populations. The goals of this study are to determine whether rs11206510 is associated with LDL-C and CAD in a different ethnic...
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