Article
Synergistic effect of ALOX5AP polymorphisms and cigarette smoking on the risk of atherosclerotic cerebral infarction in a Northern Han Chinese population.
Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia - 1 Jun 2014
Yao Qianqian, Zhang Chen, Zhang Xinhua, Yuan Rongrong, Li Jianye, Sun Fengjiao, Zhou Chang
Abstract excerpt
The effect of activating 5-lipoxygenase (ALOX5AP) gene polymorphisms on stroke risk may be influenced by the coexistence of modifiable predisposing conditions. We explored the interactions of ALOX5AP polymorphisms and cigarette smoking in a case-control study of patients with atherosclerotic cerebral infarction (ACI). Three polymorphisms of the ALOX5AP gene (rs10507391, rs4769874, and rs9551963) were analyzed in...
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