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The APOE E4 Allele Confers Increased Risk of Ischemic Stroke Among Greek Carriers.
Advances in clinical and experimental medicine : official organ Wroclaw Medical University - 1 Jan 2000
Konialis Christopher, Spengos Konstantinos, Iliopoulos Panagiotis, Karapanou Sophia, Gialafos Elias, Hagnefelt Birgitta, Vemmos Konstantinos, Zakopoulos Nikolaos, Pangalos Constantinos
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although several studies in various countries have indicated that the presence of the E4 allele of the apolipoprotein-E (APOE) gene is a risk factor for ischemic cerebrovascular disease, the strength of this association still remains a matter of debate. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of the APOE E4 allele and various other gene polymorphisms in in a well-characterized...
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