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NINJ2 SNP may affect the onset age of first-ever ischemic stroke without increasing silent cerebrovascular lesions.
BMC research notes - 20 Mar 2012
Kim Dong-Eog, Noh Sang-Mi, Jeong Sang-Wuk, Cha Min-Ho
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: To investigate if single nucleotide polymorphisms on chromosome 12p13 and within 11 kb of the gene NINJ2 would be associated with earlier-onset (vs. late-onset) first-ever ischemic stroke and increase silent cerebrovascular lesions prior to the manifestation of the stroke. METHODS: We prospectively enrolled 164 patients (67.6 ± 12.9 years, 92 men) admitted with first-ever ischemic strokes. All...
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