Cerebral Small Vessel Disease is Associated with Genetic Variations in CYP2J.

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BACKGROUND: Cerebral Small Vessel Disease (SVD) can cause cognitive impairment, disability and dementia. While it is still unclear about the pathogenesis of SVD, several risk factors of SVD have been identified, and studies suggested that hypertension may play a critical role in SVD. Furthermore, studies have demonstrated that CYP2J2 isoform, 50 G>T variant, is associated with increasing the risk of ischemic...

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