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SUBMITTER: Hsieh FI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6912324 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hsieh Fang-I FI Chiou Hung-Yi HY Hu Chaur-Jong CJ Jeng Jiann-Shing JS Lin Huey-Juan HJ Lee Jiunn-Tay JT Lien Li-Ming LM
Journal of clinical medicine 20191118 11
Ischemic stroke (IS) is multifactorial causation combining with traditional cardiovascular disease (CVD) and genetic risk factors. Combined effects of MMP-7, MMP-8 and MMP-26 on the risk of IS remain incompletely understood. We aimed to assess individual and joint effects for IS risk by weighted genetic risk score (wGRS) from these three genes and traditional CVD risk factors. A case-control study including 500 cases with IS and 500 stroke-free healthy controls frequency-matched with cases by ag ...[more]