Single nucleotide polymorphism of CD40 in the 5'-untranslated region is associated with ischemic stroke.

CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggested that the CD40 -1C/T polymorphism might contribute to the susceptibility to ischemic stroke in the Chinese population, and might be associated with history of previous stroke. PMID: 23954880 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23954880?dopt=Abstract

Source: Gene - August 14, 2013 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Ma Y, Wang SX, Liu Y, Peng GG, Wang XM, Zhang B, Wu BH, Yu JM Tags: Gene Source Type: research

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