Polymorphisms in chromosome 9 and risk of ischemic stroke in two European white populations, and a meta-analysis

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 365-367

  Di Castelnuovo, A ^a   Pezzini, A ^b   Latella, M C ^a   Lichy, C ^c   Iacoviello, Lucia ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHROMOSOME 9; CHROMOSOME 9P; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERMANY; HUMAN; ITALY; LETTER; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 9; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK; STROKE;

EID: 59049084329     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2008.03237.x     Document Type: Letter

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