Phosphodiesterase 4D (PDE4D) Gene Variants and Risk of Ischemic Stroke in the Taiwanese Population

• Published in: Laboratory medicine Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 87 - 90
• Main Authors: Hsieh, Ming-Song, Yu, Shu-Chuan, Chung, Wing-Ten, Hsueh, Yu-Mei, Chen, Feng-Chia, Chiu, Wen-Ta, Lee, Horng-Mo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago Oxford University Press 01.02.2009
• Subjects: Cultural differences; Genetic disorders; Ischemia; Risk factors; Stroke; Taiwan

It has been suggested that genetic variants in the phosphodiesterase 4D (PDE4D) gene confer risk of ischemic stroke. However, the cerebral infarction/cerebral hemorrhage ratio is lower in Asian populations compared with those in Caucasian and black populations. Thus, the association between variatio...