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Interaction between hypertension and HSP70 variants increase the risk of cerebral ischemia in Chinese Han population: an association study.
Gene - 25 Jan 2013
Wei Yunhong, Wang Wenju, He Yan, Jiang Lihong, Hou Zongliu, Gao Xuezhen, Wei Chuanyu, Cen Mei, Yang Lifang, Tan Anjun, Yang Wenhui, Wang Yipeng, Jin Xingfang
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Cerebral infarction has become one of the leading diseases and a major mortality factor around the world. Atherosclerosis is recognized as one of the important causes of ischemic stroke. Recently, accumulating evidences have indicated that the anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic functions of the HSP70 family play an important role in cerebral ischemia. However, the association between HSP70 SNPs and ischemic...
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