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Is the Glu/Asp polymorphism of the NOS3 gene associated with cerebral infarcts in Turkish children?
Is the Glu/Asp polymorphism of the NOS3 gene associated with cerebral infarcts in Turkish children?
The Glu/Asp polymorphism of the NOS3 gene does not appear to be associated with ischemic stroke in pediatric patients, consistent with findings in the elderly.
Does not support NOS3 Glu/Asp testing in pediatric stroke; extends adult null findings while leaving other variants or populations open.
To the Editor: We read with interest the article by MacLeod et al.1 They compared 265 ischemic stroke cases with 293 controls and found no difference in distribution of this common variant in the elderly.1 As nitric oxide (NO) plays a critical role in the pathophysiology of cerebral ischemia, we aimed to evaluate the role of this variant in Turkish children with cerebral infarcts. The case-control study included 43 consecutive pediatric patients with cerebral infarct who were under the age of 18 years (range, 10 months to 18 years). All were clinically diagnosed and the infarction verified with …
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