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The insulin-like growth factor-1 gene is associated with cerebral infarction in Japanese subjects.
Hereditas - 1 Oct 2012
Aoi Noriko, Nakayama Tomohiro, Soma Masayoshi, Kosuge Kotoko, Haketa Akira, Sato Mikano, Sato Naoyuki, Hinohara Shigeaki, Doba Nobutakh, Asai Satoshi
Abstract excerpt
Atherosclerosis leads to cerebral infarction (CI) and the insulin/insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1) signaling pathway plays an important role in this process during adult life. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the human IGF1 gene and CI in the Japanese population via a case-control study that also included a separate analysis of the two gender groups. A total of 155 CI...
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