A polymorphism of the aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 gene is a risk factor for multiple lacunar infarcts in Japanese men: The Takahata Study

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 428-434

  Nagasawa, H ^a   Wada, M ^a   Arawaka, S ^a   Kawanami, T ^a   Kurita, K ^a   Daimon, M ^a   Adachi, M ^a   Hosoya, T ^a   Emi, M ^b   Muramatsu, M ^b,c   Kato, T ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HuBit Genomix Inc   (Japan)

^c TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2; Brain magnetic resonance image; Lacunar infarct; Polymorphism; Population based study

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE ISOENZYME 2;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SMOKING HABIT;

AGED; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; BRAIN; BRAIN INFARCTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33947587601     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01700.x     Document Type: Article

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