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The association between genetic risk factors and the size of intracranial aneurysms at time of rupture.
Neurosurgery - 1 Oct 2013
Kleinloog Rachel, van 't Hof Femke N G, Wolters Franciscus J, Rasing Ingeborg, van der Schaaf Irene C, Rinkel Gabriel J E, Ruigrok Ynte M
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BACKGROUND: Genetic risk factors for intracranial aneurysms may influence the size of aneurysms. OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between genetic risk factors and the size of aneurysms at the time of rupture. METHODS: Genotypes of 7 independent single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the 6 genetic risk loci identified in genome-wide association studies of patients with intracranial aneurysms were obtained...
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