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SUBMITTER: Chen JX
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6503602 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Ji-Xiang JX Liu Jing J Hu Feng F Bi Ying Y Li Man M Zhao Lei L
International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology 20190101
Ischemic stroke (IS) is the leading cause of disability. Researchers have demonstrated that IS is more a multifactorial disorder than a single-factor disease. At present, no consistent conclusions have been reached on susceptibility loci for IS on chromosome 9p21. We conducted this meta-analysis to verify whether genetic loci on chromosome 9p21 reported domestically and abroad could be responsible for IS in Chinese populations. We analyzed data from eight studies that covered a total of 9756 ind ...[more]