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The association of telomere attrition with first-onset stroke in Southern Chinese: a case-control study and meta-analysis.
Scientific reports - 2 Feb 2018
Li Jing, Feng Congrui, Li Liang, Yang Shujun, Chen Yu, Hui Rutai, Zhang Mei, Zhang Weili
Abstract excerpt
The relationship between telomere length and stroke was inconsistent mostly due to different pathogenesis of subtypes, environment and genetics. We aimed to assess whether leukocyte telomere contributes to stroke in Southern Chinese by investigating a case-control study comprising 543 cases (224 atherothrombotic stroke, 94 hemorrhagic stroke and 225 lacunar infraction) and 616 controls and replicated the...
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