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Multi-omic analysis of stroke recurrence in African Americans from the Vitamin Intervention for Stroke Prevention (VISP) clinical trial.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Davis Armstrong Nicole M, Spragley Kelsey J, Chen Wei-Min, Hsu Fang-Chi, Brewer Michael S, Horn Patrick J, Williams Stephen R, Sale Michèle M, Worrall Bradford B, Keene Keith L
Abstract excerpt
African Americans endure a nearly two-fold greater risk of suffering a stroke and are 2-3 times more likely to die from stroke compared to those of European ancestry. African Americans also have a greater risk of recurrent stroke and vascular events, which are deadlier and more disabling than incident stroke. Stroke is a multifactorial disease with both heritable and environmental risk factors. We conducted an...
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