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C-reactive protein gene polymorphisms and gene-environment interactions in ischaemic stroke.
Neurological research - 1 Nov 2015
Chen Zhongyun, Yu Dan, Xu Zhi-Wei, Li Shan-Shan, Li Xiao-Feng, Li Jing, Yang Xu
Abstract excerpt
Ischaemic stroke is a heterogeneous, multifactorial disease caused by the combination of certain risk factors and genetic factors. Several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of C-reactive protein (CRP) have been reported to be associated with serum CRP levels. However, genetic association studies have produced conflicting results regarding the association between these SNPs and ischaemic stroke. In this...
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