Evidence for epistatic gene interactions between growth factor genes in stroke outcome

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1151-1153

  Manso, H ^a,b,c   Krug, T ^b,d   Sobral, J ^b,d   Albergaria, I ^a   Gaspar, G ^a   Ferro, J M ^d,e   Oliveira, S A ^b,d   Vicente, A M ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^e HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Genetic association study; Stroke

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC EPISTASIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; STROKE;

BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; EPISTASIS, GENETIC; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 84863873396     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2011.03625.x     Document Type: Article

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