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SUBMITTER: Hao Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6781996 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hao Yong Y Ding Jie J Hong Ronghua R Bai Shuwei S Wang Ze Z Mo Chengjun C Hu Qiang Q Li Zezhi Z Guan Yangtai Y
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Although interleukin-18 (IL-18) has been implicated in the pathophysiology of stroke, research findings concerning IL-18 level in stroke have been inconsistent. Thus, we performed a cross-sectional study in patients with first-episode ischemic stroke and then extracted relevant data from databases to validate our results. A total of 252 patients and 259 healthy subjects were recruited, and serum IL-18 level was evaluated in a cross-sectional study. Then, we extracted data and conducted a meta-an ...[more]