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Association of promoter polymorphism -857C/T (rs1799724) in tumor necrosis factor gene with intracerebral hemorrhage in Korean males.
Neurological research - 1 Jan 2017
Park Hae Jeong, Kim Su Kang, Park Hyun-Kyung, Chung Joo-Ho
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) has been shown to be involved in the pathogenesis of hemorrhagic stroke, having deleterious effects on cerebral arteries by promoting inflammation and apoptosis in vascular and immune cells. In this study, we investigated genetic association between TNF gene and intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in a Korean population. METHODS: Single nucleotide polymorphisms...
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