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The uncoupling protein 2 -866G > a polymorphism is associated with the risk of ischemic stroke in Chinese type 2 diabetic patients.
CNS neuroscience & therapeutics - 1 Aug 2012
Chai Yi, Gu Bing, Qiu Jin-Rong, Yi Hong-Gang, Zhu Qian, Zhang Lu, Hu Gang
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AIMS: To determine genetic predispsitions for diabetic cerebral ischemia, we investigated the relationship between the -866G>A polymorphism of uncoupling protein (UCP) 2 and the risk of ischemic stroke in two cohorts of type 2 diabetic patients. METHODS: A total of 844 type 2 diabetic patients with 4-year prospective study were examined using a case-control methodology. And 404 cases with ischemical stroke, 440...
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