Article
Sex-related clustering of intracranial aneurysms within families.
Stroke - 1 Apr 2015
Sijtsma Laura C, Rinkel Gabriel J E, Ruigrok Ynte M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Family history is important risk factor for intracranial aneurysms (ICA), but the pattern of inheritance is unsettled. If ICA within families would cluster according to sex, this may have implications for risk prediction and screening advice within families. We assessed the relationship between the sex of probands and their affected first-degree relatives (FDRs) within families with ICA....
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