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Variants on Chromosome 9p21 Confer Risks of Noncardioembolic Cerebral Infarction and Carotid Plaque in the Chinese Han Population.
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis - 1 Jan 2015
Lu Zhongjiao, Zhang Yunyun, Maimaiti Yiming, Feng Yulan, Sun Jialan, Zhuang Junpeng, Zeng Lili, Fu Yi
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Considering that cerebral infarction (CI) may share a common etiological basis with coronary artery disease (CAD), we evaluated six CAD-related single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on 9p21 for investigating the effect of 9p21 on CI or carotid plaque in the Chinese Han population. METHODS: Altogether, 528 patients with noncardioembolic CI (375 with carotid plaque and 153 without carotid plaque) and 258...
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