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Upstream Stimulating Factor 1 (USF-1) Gene Polymorphisms and the Risk, Symptoms, and Outcome of Pediatric Ischemic Stroke.
Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association - 1 Jul 2018
Balcerzyk Anna, Niemiec Paweł, Iwanicki Tomasz, Nowak Tomasz, Kopyta Ilona, Emich-Widera Ewa, Pilarska Ewa, Pienczk-Ręcławowicz Karolina, Kaciński Marek, Wendorff Janusz, Górczyńska-Kosiorz Sylwia, Grzeszczak Władyslaw, Żak Iwona
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pediatric ischemic stroke is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. As previous studies of children after stroke showed, dyslipidemias were very common in Polish and other European populations. Thus, looking for genetic factors predisposing to pediatric stroke, its symptoms, and outcome, we have analyzed 2 polymorphisms of the upstream stimulating factor 1 (USF-1) gene. MATERIALS AND METHODS:...
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