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Plasma glutathione peroxidase in pediatric stroke families.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Jan 2011
Nowak-Göttl U, Fiedler B, Huge A, Niederstadt T, Thedieck S, Seehafer T, Stoll M
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Promoter polymorphisms in the plasma glutathione peroxidase gene (GPX3), which encodes a major antioxidant enzyme implicated in post-translational modification of fibrinogen, have been implicated as risk factors for arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) and cerebral sinovenous thrombosis (CSVT) in young adults. However, the contribution of these polymorphisms could not be confirmed by other...
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