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Effect of genetic variants associated with plasma homocysteine levels on stroke risk.
Stroke - 1 Jul 2014
Cotlarciuc Ioana, Malik Rainer, Holliday Elizabeth G, Ahmadi Kourosh R, Paré Guillaume, Psaty Bruce M, Fornage Myriam, Hasan Nazeeha, Rinne Paul E, Ikram M Arfan, Markus Hugh S, Rosand Jonathan, Mitchell Braxton D, Kittner Steven J, Meschia James F, van Meurs Joyce B J, Uitterlinden Andre G, Worrall Bradford B, Dichgans Martin, Sharma Pankaj
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Elevated total plasma homocysteine (tHcy) levels are known to be associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke (IS). Given that both tHcy and IS are heritable traits, we investigated a potential genetic relationship between homocysteine levels and stroke risk by assessing 18 polymorphisms previously associated with tHcy levels for their association with IS and its subtypes. METHODS:...
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