Polymorphism of SG13S114T/A in the ALOX5AP Gene and the Risk for Stroke in a Large Chinese Cohort

Acta Genetica Sinica

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 678-684

  ZHANG, Wei Li ^a   YANG, Xiao Min ^a   SHI, Jia ^a   SUN, Kai ^a   HUI, Ru Tai ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

5 lipoxygenase activating protein; genetics; leukotrienes; risk factors; stroke

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONATE 5 LIPOXYGENASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARRIER PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 33747610197     PISSN: 03794172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-4172(06)60099-1     Document Type: Article

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