Journal article
Association between phosphodiesterase 4D gene and ischaemic stroke
Abstract
BACKGROUND: An association between the phosphodiesterase 4D (PDE4D) gene and risk of ischaemic stroke in an Icelandic population has been suggested by the deCODE group.
METHODS: A case-control study of 151 hospitalised patients with first-ever ischaemic stroke and 164 randomly selected age-matched and sex-matched community controls was conducted. PDE4D genotypes for the six single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) previously reported to be …
Authors
Staton JM; Sayer MS; Hankey GJ; Attia J; Thakkinstian A; Yi Q; Cole VJ; Baker R; Eikelboom JW
Journal
Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, Vol. 77, No. 9,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
September 2006
DOI
10.1136/jnnp.2006.092106
ISSN
0022-3050