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Association between MEF2A variants and ischemic stroke risk: a case-control study and two prospective cohort studies in a Chinese population.
BMC cardiovascular disorders - 30 Jan 2026
Fang Zhengmei, Chen Yan, Han Xu, Zhu Lijun, Du Mengxue, Jin Yuelong, Shen Chong, Yao Yingshui
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BACKGROUND: Transcriptional regulators encoded by the myocyte enhancer factor 2 (MEF2) gene family play a crucial role in cardiac development, homeostasis, and pathology. The relationship between MEF2A and ischemic stroke (IS) remains unclear. METHODS: We performed MEF2A polymorphism genotyping in a case-control study (2497 patients with IS vs. 3135 controls) and a cohort study involving 4080 non-stroke...
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