Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 173-179, July 2007

The PAI-1 4G/5G Gene Polymorphism and Ischemic Stroke: An Association Study and Meta-Analysis

  • John Attia, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle NSW Australia
    • Department of Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, NSW Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to John Attia, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FRACP, Department of Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Locked Bag 1, Hunter Region Mail Centre, Newcastle, NSW 2310, Australia.
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  • Ammarin Thakkinstian, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle NSW Australia
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  • Yang Wang, MB, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Stroke Service, Department of Neurology, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, NSW Australia
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  • Lisa Lincz, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Hunter Haematology Research Group, Newcastle Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Waratah, NSW Australia
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  • Mark Parsons, MBBS, PhD, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Stroke Service, Department of Neurology, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, NSW Australia
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  • Jonathan Sturm, MBBS, PhD, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Neurosciences Department, Gosford Hospital, Gosford, NSW Australia
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  • Patricia McGettigan, BSc(Pharm), MD, FRCPI, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Newcastle Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Waratah, NSW Australia
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  • Rodney Scott, PhD, PD, FRCPath, FHGSA

      Affiliations

    • Hunter Area Pathology Service, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, NSW Australia and Discipline of Medical Genetics, University of Newcastle, Newcastle NSW Australia.
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  • Cliff Meldrum, PhD, MHGSA

      Affiliations

    • Hunter Area Pathology Service, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, NSW Australia and Discipline of Medical Genetics, University of Newcastle, Newcastle NSW Australia.
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  • Christopher Levi, MBBS, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Stroke Service, Department of Neurology, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, NSW Australia

Received 22 December 2006; accepted 14 March 2007.

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 Supported by a research grant from the Hunter Medical Research Institute and the Australian National Heart Foundation. The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

PII: S1052-3057(07)00039-0

doi:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2007.03.002

Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 173-179, July 2007

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