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Genetic variants associated with myocardial infarction in the PSMA6 gene and Chr9p21 are also associated with ischaemic stroke.
European journal of neurology - 1 Feb 2013
Heckman M G, Soto-Ortolaza A I, Diehl N N, Rayaprolu S, Brott T G, Wszolek Z K, Meschia J F, Ross O A
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BACKGROUND: Ischaemic stroke shares common traditional risk factors with coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infarction (MI). This study evaluated whether genetic risk factors for CAD and MI also affect susceptibility to ischaemic stroke in Caucasians and African Americans. METHODS: Included in the study were a Caucasian series (713 ischaemic stroke patients, 708 controls) and a small African American...
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