Prevalence of Thrombophilic Mutations in Ischemic Stroke Patients in Isparta, Turkey

Erten N., DEMİRCİ S., Sutcu R.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, vol.21, no.2, pp.42-48, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/tnd.37880
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.42-48
  • Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate whether the frequency of factor V, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), prothrombin, beta-fibrinogen gene mutations, and human platelet alloantigens (HPA), plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI1), apolipoprotein E (APOE), and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphisms in stroke patients is higher than that in normal individuals.