Journal of Biomedical Science

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Association between genetic variant on chromosome 12p13 and stroke survival and recurrence: a one year prospective study in Taiwan

Yi-Chen Hsieh1, Sudha Seshadri2,3, Wen-Ting Chung4,5, Fang-I Hsieh1,6, Yi-Hsiang Hsu7,8, Huey-Juan Lin9, Hung-Pin Tseng10, Li-Ming Lien11, Chyi-Huey Bai1,12, Chaur-Jong Hu13, Jiann-Shing Jeng14, Sung-Chun Tang14, Chin-I Chen4, Chia-Chen Yu1, Hung-Yi Chiou1,6* and the Formosa Stroke Genetic Consortium (FSGC)

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1 School of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

2 Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Framingham Heart Study, Boston, MA, USA

3 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA

4 Department of Neurology, Wanfang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

5 Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

6 Dr. Chi-Hsing Huang Stroke Research Center, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

7 Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02131, USA

8 Molecular and Integrative Physiological Science Program, Harvard School of Public Health

9 Department of Neurology, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan

10 Department of Neurology, Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital, I-Lan, Taiwan

11 Department of Neurology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

12 Central Laboratory, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

13 Department of Neurology, Taipei Medical University Hospital and Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

14 Stroke Center and Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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Journal of Biomedical Science 2012, 19:1 doi:10.1186/1423-0127-19-1

Published: 3 January 2012

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