Lack of association between a functional genetic variant of connexin 37 and ischemic stroke in a Taiwanese population

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Juo, Suh Hang Hank ^a,e   Liao, Yi Chu ^a,c,d   Lin, Hsiu Fen ^b,e   Chen, Po Lin ^c,d   Lin, Wen Yi ^a,e   Lin, Ruey Tay ^b,e  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

connexin37; ischemic stroke; myocardial infarction; polymorphism

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 37; GENOMIC DNA; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SMOKING; STROKE PATIENT; TAIWAN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMORBIDITY; CONNEXINS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; TAIWAN;

EID: 84862777388     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: 18792472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2011.12.040     Document Type: Article

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