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Protein kinase Cη polymorphism and the susceptibility to ischemic stroke in the Taiwan population.
Biomedical journal - 1 Jan 2000
Chen Yi-Chun, Huang Chi-Jui, Chen Phoebe, Wu Yih-Ru, Shie Shian-Sen, Chen Sien-Tsong, Lee-Chen Guey-Jen, Chen Chiung-Mei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Prior studies suggested that protein kinase Cη (PRKCH) 1425G/A polymorphism was associated with lacunar infarction. This study examined whether the association was independent of traditional risk factors in each of the stroke subtypes. METHODS: This study included 206 ischemic stroke patients and 337 controls. Multivariable logistic regression was used for analyses. Co-variables of age, sex,...
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