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Association of the smoothelin (SMTN) gene with cerebral infarction in men: a haplotype-based case-control study.
Vascular medicine (London, England) - 1 Oct 2012
Jiang Jie, Nakayama Tomohiro, Shimodaira Masanori, Sato Naoyuki, Aoi Noriko, Sato Mikano, Izumi Yoichi, Kasamaki Yuji, Ohta Masakatsu, Soma Masayoshi, Matsumoto Koichi, Kawamura Hiroshi, Ozawa Yukio, Hinohara Shigeaki, Doba Nobutaka, Ma Yitong
Abstract excerpt
Smoothelin is a specific type of cytoskeletal protein found in smooth muscle cells (SMCs). Several previous research studies have examined the relationship between smoothelin and atherosclerotic plaque. The aim of the present study was to further assess the association between the human SMTN gene and cerebral infarction (CI) using a haplotype-based case-control study. A total of 168 CI patients and 259...
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