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Alternate approach to stroke phenotyping identifies a genetic risk locus for small vessel stroke.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jul 2020
von Berg Joanna, van der Laan Sander W, McArdle Patrick F, Malik Rainer, Kittner Steven J, Mitchell Braxton D, Worrall Bradford B, de Ridder Jeroen, Pulit Sara L
Abstract excerpt
Ischemic stroke (IS), caused by obstruction of cerebral blood flow, is one of the leading causes of death. While neurologists agree on delineation of IS into three subtypes (cardioembolic stroke (CES), large artery stroke (LAS), and small vessel stroke (SVS)), several subtyping systems exist. The most commonly used systems are TOAST (Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment) and CCS (Causative Classification...
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