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Genetic variants in the C-reactive protein gene are associated with microangiopathic ischemic stroke.
Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2010
Kuhlenbaeumer Gregor, Huge Andreas, Berger Klaus, Kessler Christof, Voelzke Henry, Funke Harald, Stoegbauer Florian, Stoll Monika, Ringelstein E Bernd
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: C-reactive protein (CRP) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease and ischemic stroke. CRP serum levels are influenced by genetic variation in the CRP gene. Studies investigating the relationship between ischemic stroke and polymorphisms in the CRP gene pro...
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