Genetic variation on chromosome 9p21 shows association with the ischaemic stroke subtype large-vessel disease in a Swedish sample aged <70

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 365-367

  Olsson, S ^a   Jood, K ^a   Blomstrand, C ^a   Jern, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Functional outcome; Genetics; Ischaemic stroke; Single nucleotide polymorphism; TOAST

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHROMOSOME 9P; CHROMOSOME 9P21; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SWEDEN;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 9; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; STROKE; SWEDEN;

EID: 78751536720     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2010.03096.x     Document Type: Article

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