Association between low levels of serum miR-638 and atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability in patients with high-grade carotid stenosis.

CONCLUSIONS According to this preliminary proof-of-concept study, serum miR-638 might constitute a promising noninvasive biomarker associated with plaque vulnerability and ischemic stroke, particularly in individuals with elevated cardiovascular risk. PMID: 30052155 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30052155?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - July 27, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Luque A, Farwati A, Krupinski J, Aran JM Tags: J Neurosurg Source Type: research