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Identifying A Stroke
It's a double-edged Migraine sword. Researchers have identified a gene that may lessen the risk of Migraine with aura (MWA), but for women who have MWA and carry the MTHFR 677TT genotype, the risk of ischemic stroke is substantially increased. This news comes from study findings reported in the July 30, 2008, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
This finding is based upon further analysis of data obtained in the Women's Health Study. In...
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