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Linkage and association between interleukin-6 gene polymorphisms and ischemic stroke: a family-based study in the northern Chinese Han population.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Nov 2014
Wang Xue-Yin, Wang Jin-Wei, Tang Xun, Li Na, Chen Da-Fang, Wu Yi-Qun, Qin Xue-Ying, Li Jin, Liu Kuo, Fang Kai, Hu Yong-Hua
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BACKGROUND: Numerous genetic risk factors of ischemic stroke (IS) have been reported from both candidate gene and genome-wide strategies with inconsistent results. The objective of this study was to confirm the relationship between 10 previously identified single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and IS in the Chinese population. METHODS: A family-based study was conducted in a rural area of Beijing, with a total...
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