Familial aggregation of stroke amongst young patients in Lund Stroke Register.

Summary, in English

The known monogenic forms of stroke are rare. The aim of this study was to analyze pedigrees of young stroke patients regarding possible monogenic cerebrovascular disease and to evaluate the possibility of genetic stroke in these families. This may contribute to a better understanding of disease mechanism in stroke.

• Author: Andreea Ilinca; Ulf Kristoffersson; Maria Soller; Arne Lindgren
• Department/s: Neurology, Lund; Division of Clinical Genetics; Clinical Stroke Research Group; EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
• Publishing year: 2016
• Language: English
• Pages: 401-407
• Publication/Series: European Journal of Neurology
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 2
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26499090?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ene.12881
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Topic: Neurology
• Status: Published
• Research group: Clinical Stroke Research Group
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1351-5101