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The rs2200733 variant on chromosome 4q25 is a risk factor for cardioembolic stroke related to atrial fibrillation in Polish patients.
Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska - 1 Jan 2000
Wnuk Marcin, Pera Joanna, Jagiełła Jeremiasz, Szczygieł Elżbieta, Ferens Antoni, Spisak Karolina, Wołkow Paweł, Kmieć Maria, Burkot Jacek, Chrzanowska-Waśko Joanna, Turaj Wojciech, Słowik Agnieszka
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: A few single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on chromosome 4q25, associated with atrial fibrillation (AF), are risk factors for ischaemic stroke. We studied the significance of the SNP rs2200733 on chromosome 4q25 in different types of cardioembolic (CE) stroke. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We genotyped 428 controls and 301 CE stroke patients, among whom 197 (65.4%) presented with high risk...
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