A gene that protects people against one of the major causes of stroke in young and middle-aged adults has been discovered. This could hold the key to new treatments. Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London, together with an international team from across the United States and Europe, have found that people with a specific variant of a gene, known as PHACTR1, are at reduced risk of suffering cervical artery dissection, which is caused by a tear in an ...Tuesday 25 November 2014
New Gene That Reduces Risk of Stroke Discovered
A gene that protects people against one of the major causes of stroke in young and middle-aged adults has been discovered. This could hold the key to new treatments. Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London, together with an international team from across the United States and Europe, have found that people with a specific variant of a gene, known as PHACTR1, are at reduced risk of suffering cervical artery dissection, which is caused by a tear in an ...
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