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TGF-β1 869T/C polymorphism and ischemic stroke: sex difference in Chinese.
The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques - 1 Nov 2010
Tao Hong-Miao, Chen Guo-Zhong, Lu Xiao-Dong, Chen Gan-Ping, Shao Bei
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BACKGROUND: Inflammation plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and of cerebrovascular complications. Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) is a pleiotropic cytokine with a central role in inflammation. To investigate whether polymorphisms of the TGF-β1 gene can modify the ris...
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