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SUBMITTER: Hu X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9291403 | biostudies-literature | 2022
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hu Xuemei X Wang Dongsen D Cui Chunying C Wu Qingjian Q
Frontiers in genetics 20220628
Several studies have reported that chromosome 9p21 is significantly associated with ischemic stroke (IS) risk, with the G allele associated with increased risk. However, controversial results have been reported in the literature. We systematically assessed the relationship between stroke and three 9p21 loci (rs2303206, rs2383207, and rs10757278) in this meta-analysis. First, we searched the PubMed and Embase databases for relevant studies. We then calculated odds ratios using the chi-squared tes ...[more]