Genomic risk profiling of ischemic stroke: results of an international genome-wide association meta-analysis.

Familial aggregation of ischemic stroke derives from shared genetic and environmental factors. We present a meta-analysis of genome-wide association scans (GWAS) from 3 cohorts to identify the contribution of common variants to ischemic stroke risk.This study involved 1464 ischemic stroke cases and...

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Main Authors: James F Meschia, Andrew Singleton, Michael A Nalls, Stephen S Rich, Pankaj Sharma, Luigi Ferrucci, Mar Matarin, Dena G Hernandez, Kerra Pearce, Thomas G Brott, Robert D Brown, John Hardy, Bradford B Worrall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3177829?pdf=render