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Gene polymorphism of rs556621 but Not rs11984041 is associated with the risk of large artery atherosclerotic stroke in a Xinjiang Uyghur population.
Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association - 1 Jan 2000
Liu Jia, Hu Zhongyang, Chen Ru, Yang Heng, Zheng Wen, Liu Ding, Zhang Chen, Deng Hao, Wang Qian, Yin Jiaqi, Song Zhi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Stroke is one of the main causes of death and adult chronic disability. Recently, 2 independent genome-wide association studies reported that the genetic variants (rs556621 and rs11984041) are significantly associated with large artery atherosclerosis (LAA). METHODS: To determine whether these 2 variants are associated with the pathogenesis of LAA in stroke patients from the Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous...
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