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The CXCR2 Gene Polymorphism Is Associated with Stroke in Patients with Essential Hypertension.
Cerebrovascular diseases extra - 1 Jan 2000
Timasheva Yanina R, Nasibullin Timur R, Mustafina Olga E
Abstract excerpt
Hypertension is the major risk factor for stroke, and genetic factors contribute to its development. Inflammation has been hypothesized to be the key link between blood pressure elevation and stroke. We performed an analysis of the association between inflammatory mediator gene polymorphisms and the incidence of stroke in patients with essential hypertension (EH). The study group consisted of 625 individuals (296...
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