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PON gene polymorphisms and ischaemic stroke: a systematic review and meta analysis.
International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society - 1 Feb 2013
Liu Hua, Xia Ping, Liu Ming, Ji Xun Ming, Sun Hong Bin, Tao Li, Mu Qi Wen
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BACKGROUND: Paraoxonase is known to play an important role in the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis. Genetic variants of the paraoxonase gene have been implicated as risk factors for atherosclerotic diseases such as coronary artery disease, but individual genetic association studies examining the relationship between the paraoxonase gene polymorphisms and ischaemic stroke have yielded inconsistent results. AIM:...
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