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APOL1, CDKN2A/CDKN2B, and HDAC9 polymorphisms and small vessel ischemic stroke.

Rufus Olusola AkinyemiH K TiwariD K ArnettB OvbiageleM R IrvinK WahabF SarfoV SrinivasasainagendraA AdeoyeR T PerryA AkpaluC JenkinsO ArulogunM GebregziabherL OwolabiR ObiakoE SanyaM KomolafeM FawaleP AdebayoG OsaigbovoT SunmonuP OlowoyoI ChukwuonyeY ObiaboA OnojaJ AkinyemiG OgboleS MelikamR SaulsonM Owolabinull null
Published in: Acta neurologica Scandinavica (2017)
This is the first report of a specific association of APOL1 with a stroke subtype. Further research is needed to confirm these initial findings and deepen understanding of the genetics of stroke in people of African ancestry with possible implications for other ancestries as all humans originated from Africa.
Keyphrases
  • atrial fibrillation
  • cerebral ischemia
  • brain injury
  • blood brain barrier