Clinical Pregenetic Screening for Stroke Monogenic Diseases: Results From Lombardia GENS Registry [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—
In patients prescreened using a clinical algorithm for monogenic disorders, we identified monogenic causes of events in 7% of patients in comparison to the 1% to 5% prevalence reported in previous series.

Source: Stroke - June 26, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Bersano, A., Markus, H. S., Quaglini, S., Arbustini, E., Lanfranconi, S., Micieli, G., Boncoraglio, G. B., Taroni, F., Gellera, C., Baratta, S., Penco, S., Mosca, L., Grasso, M., Carrera, P., Ferrari, M., Cereda, C., Grieco, G., Corti, S., Ronchi, D., Bas Tags: Genetics, CADASIL, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke, Intracranial Hemorrhage, Ischemic Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research