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ArticleInternational journal of clinical and experimental medicine2015

Association between phosphodiesterase 4D (PDE4D) SNP 87 and ischemic stroke: a meta-analysis.

Wenzhao Liang, Dezhi Zhang, Jing Mang, Jinting He, Hongyu Liu, Yankun Shao, Fanglei Han, Zhongxin Xu

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Article in International journal of clinical and experimental medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors.

Wenzhao LiangDepartment of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University Changchun, China.
Dezhi ZhangDepartment of Abdomen Ultrasound, The First Hospital of Jilin University Changchun, China.
Jing MangDepartment of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University Changchun, China.
Jinting HeDepartment of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University Changchun, China.
Hongyu LiuDepartment of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University Changchun, China.
Yankun ShaoDepartment of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University Changchun, China.
Fanglei HanDepartment of Anesthesiology, China-Japan Union hospital of Jilin University Changchun, China.
Zhongxin XuDepartment of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University Changchun, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeData on the association between PDE4D SNP 87 and the risk of ischemic stroke are contentious and debatable. The present meta-analysis was undertaken to systematically summarize the possible association.

methodsBased on comprehensive search of PubMed, Embase, and CNKI databases, we identified 18 eligible articles examining the relationship between PDE4D SNP 87 and ischemic stroke risk. We evaluated the strength of relationship using odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

resultsIn the overall analysis, PDE4D SNP 87 was not found to have effects on the risk of ischemic stroke. The null association persisted in the subgroup analyses according to ethnicity and sample size.

conclusionsOur meta-analysis suggests that PDE4D SNP 87 may not represent an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke development.

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ischemic strokePDE4DriskSNP

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PMID25932100
PMCPMC4402747

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