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Phosphodiesterase 4D single-nucleotide polymorphism 83 and cognitive dysfunction in carotid endarterectomy patients.
Neurosurgery - 1 Nov 2013
Heyer Eric J, Mergeche Joanna L, Ward Justin T, Malone Hani R, Kellner Christopher, Bruce Samuel S, Connolly E Sander
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Phosphodiesterase 4D (PDE4D), through the regulation of cyclic AMP, modulates inflammation and other processes that affect atherosclerosis and stroke. A PDE4D polymorphism, single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) 83 (rs966221), is associated with ischemic stroke. The association of SNP 83 with postoperative cognitive dysfunction has never been investigated. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether SNP 83 is...
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