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Recurrent intracerebral hemorrhage in patients with hypertension is associated with APOE gene polymorphism: a preliminary study.
Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association - 1 Aug 2013
Misra Usha K, Kalita Jayantee, Somarajan Bindu I
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BACKGROUND: Recurrent intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in patients with hypertension has been reported in Asia and is attributed to poor control of blood pressure, but there may be a genetic basis. This study evaluates the roles of apolipoprotein E (APOE) and α-1 antichymotrypsin (ACT) genes in patients with recurrent hypertensive ICH and compares patients with nonrecurring hypertensive ICH and normal controls....
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