Unravelling the genetics of Ischaemic stroke

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1-5

  Markus, Hugh S ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADASIL; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHROMOSOME 12; CHROMOSOME 9; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MONOGENIC DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; GENETICS; STROKE;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; STROKE;

EID: 77950652657     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000225     Document Type: Article

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