The association of L-selectin polymorphisms with L-selectin serum levels and risk of ischemic stroke.

doi:10.1007/s11239-011-0587-4

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The association of L-selectin polymorphisms with L-selectin serum levels and risk of ischemic stroke.

Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis - 1 Jul 2011

Wei Ye-Sheng, Lan Yan, Meng Lan-Qing, Nong Le-Gen

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L-selectin is a member of the selectin family of cell adhesion molecules which are important in the transient attachment of leukocytes to endothelial cells, which plays a role in inflammation processes and is one of the earliest events in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. No studies have exami...

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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Asian People
Brain Ischemia
Humans
L-Selectin
Male
Middle Aged
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Risk Factors
Stroke

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