Open AccessAssociation of intercellular adhesion molecular-1 gene polymorphism in ischemic stroke patients
Author(s) -
Ching-Hsiang Lu,
Chiao-Wen Hwang,
NanFu Chen,
Wensheng Liu,
WenTung Wu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.116950
Subject(s) - medicine , genotype , allele , gastroenterology , icam 1 , polymorphism (computer science) , diabetes mellitus , intercellular adhesion molecule 1 , restriction fragment length polymorphism , disease , gene , genetics , endocrinology , immunology , cell adhesion molecule , biology , inflammation
Ischemic stroke (IS) is a prevalent disease causing a body disability, the third leading cause of death in Taiwan. It shows that the level of intercellular adhesion molecular-1 (ICAM-1) in IS patients is higher than control subjects.