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PPARG gene C161T CT/TT associated with lower blood lipid levels and ischemic stroke from large-artery atherosclerosis in a Han population in Guangdong.
Neurological research - 1 Jul 2016
Wei Wei-Min, Wu Xiao-Yan, Li Shu-Ting, Shen QingYu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG) is a transcription factor involved in atherosclerosis and related diseases. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether PPARG C161T was associated with lipid levels and large-artery atherosclerosis (LAA) ischemic stroke in a Han Chinese population in Guangdong province. METHODS: The genotype PPARG C161T in 149 LAA ischemic stroke patients and...
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