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Detailed analysis of gene polymorphisms associated with ischemic stroke in South Asians.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Yadav Sunaina, Hasan Nazeeha, Marjot Thomas, Khan Muhammad S, Prasad Kameshwar, Bentley Paul, Sharma Pankaj
Abstract excerpt
The burden of stroke is disproportionately high in the South Asian subcontinent with South Asian ethnicity conferring a greater risk of ischemic stroke than European ancestry regardless of country inhabited. While genes associated with stroke in European populations have been investigated, they remain largely unknown in South Asians. We conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis of known genetic polymorphisms...
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