Genetic Factors Influencing Coagulation Factor XIII B-Subunit Contribute to Risk of Ischemic Stroke
Author(s) -
Ken B. Hanscombe,
Matthew Traylor,
Pirro G. Hysi,
Steve Bevan,
Martin Dichgans,
Peter M. Rothwell,
Bradford B. Worrall,
Sudha Seshadri,
Cathie Sudlow,
Frances M. K. Williams,
Hugh S. Markus,
Cathryn M. Lewis
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.115.009387
Subject(s) - medicine , single nucleotide polymorphism , concordance , stroke (engine) , genome wide association study , coagulation , risk factor , ischemic stroke , genotype , population , genetic association , bioinformatics , genetics , gene , ischemia , biology , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering
Abnormal coagulation has been implicated in the pathogenesis of ischemic stroke, but how this association is mediated and whether it differs between ischemic stroke subtypes is unknown. We determined the shared genetic risk between 14 coagulation factors and ischemic stroke and its subtypes.
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