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The C242T polymorphism of the gene encoding cytochrome b-245 alpha is not associated with paediatric ischaemic stroke: family-based and case-control study.
Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska - 1 Jan 2000
Niemiec Paweł, Zak Iwona, Emich-Widera Ewa, Balcerzyk Anna, Kopyta Ilona, Nowak Tomasz, Wendorff Jerzy, Pałatyńska Katarzyna, Kaciński Marek, Pienczk-Ręcławowicz Karolina, Pilarska Ewa
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Reactive oxygen species play an important role in the physiology and pathology of cerebral arteries, including ischaemic stroke. The cytochrome b-245 alpha gene (CYBA) encodes cytochrome b-245 alpha light chain (p22phox peptide), a critical element of NAD(P)H oxidases, the...
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