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Genetics of ischemic stroke: An Indian scenario.
Neurology India - 1 Jan 2000
Kumar Amit, Kumar Pradeep, Kathuria Prachi, Misra Shubham, Pandit Awadh Kishor, Chakravarty Kamalesh, Prasad Manya
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Stroke, a heterogeneous multifactorial disorder, is known to be a major cause of death and adult disability within both the developed and developing countries. Approximately 85% of stroke cases are ischemic, whereas the remaining 15% are hemorrhagic. It is caused by multiple genetic factors, environmental factors, and interactions among these factors. Several candidate genes have been found to be associated with...
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