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Association of apolipoprotein A5 gene promoter region -1131T>C with risk of stroke in Han Chinese.
European journal of internal medicine - 1 Feb 2011
Li XiaoQiu, Su DongFeng, Zhang XiaoLin, Zhang ChaoDong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ischemic stroke is a suddenly developing temporary or often permanent damage of the brain. Several candidate genes have been shown to have an impact in the pathogenesis of ischemic stroke. Recently, the -1131T>C polymorphism in apolipoprotein A5 (APOA5) gene has been reported to be associated with ischemic stroke in different racial groups, but no data is available currently in Han Chinese. Our study...
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