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Association of GWAS-Supported Variants rs556621 on Chromosome 6p21.1 with Large Artery Atherosclerotic Stroke in a Southern Chinese Han Population.
Neuromolecular medicine - 1 Mar 2017
Zhang Hao, Zhai Qijin, Zhang Zhizhong, Cai Biyang, Cai Huan, Zhou Shuyu, Sun Lingli, Xie Yi, Kong Deyan, Xu Zongliang, Yuan Kunxiong, Zi Wenjie, Liu Xinfeng, Xu Gelin
Abstract excerpt
Recent genome-wide association study associated rs556621 on chromosome 6p21.1 with the risk of large artery atherosclerotic (LAA) stroke in Caucasians. However, subsequent replicate studies showed conflict results in different ethnicities. This study aimed to evaluate whether rs556621 was associated with LAA stroke in Chinese Han population. In this case-control study, 659 patients with LAA stroke and 650 healthy...
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