Gene expression in peripheral immune cells following cardioembolic stroke is sexually dimorphic.

Epidemiological studies suggest that sex has a role in the pathogenesis of cardioembolic stroke. Since stroke is a vascular disease, identifying sexually dimorphic gene expression changes in blood leukocytes can inform on sex-specific risk factors, response and outcome biology. We aimed to examine t...

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Main Authors: Boryana Stamova, Glen C Jickling, Bradley P Ander, Xinhua Zhan, DaZhi Liu, Renee Turner, Carolyn Ho, Jane C Khoury, Cheryl Bushnell, Arthur Pancioli, Edward C Jauch, Joseph P Broderick, Frank R Sharp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4103830?pdf=render