| Title | Common genetic markers and prediction of recurrent events after ischemic stroke in young adults. | | Author(s) | Pezzini A, Grassi M, Del Zotto E, Lodigiani C, Ferrazzi P, Spalloni A, Patella R, Giossi A, Volonghi I, Iacoviello L, Magoni M, Rota LL, Rasura M, Padovani A | | Institution | Clinica Neurologica, Università degli Studi di Brescia, P.le Spedali Civili, 1, 25100 Brescia, Italia. ale_pezzini@hotmail.com | | Source | Neurology 2009 Sep 1; 73(9):717-23. | | Abstract | BACKGROUND: Scarce information is available on the usefulness of new prediction markers for identifying young ischemic stroke patients at highest risk of recurrence.
METHODS: The predictive effect of traditional risk factors as well as of the 20210A variant of prothrombin gene, the 1691A variant of factor V gene, and the TT677 genotype of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene on the risk of recurrence was investigated in a hospital-based cohort study of 511 ischemic stroke patients younger than 45 years followed up for a mean of 43.4 months. Outcome measures were fatal/nonfatal myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, or TIA. Risk prediction was assessed with the use of the concordance c (c index), and the Net Reclassification Improvement (NRI).
RESULTS: The risk of recurrence increased with increasing number of traditional factors (hazard ratio [HR] 2.29, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.57-3.35 for subjects with 1 factor: HR 5.25, 95% CI 2.45-11.2 for subjects with 2), as well as with that of predisposing genotypes (HR 1.96, 95% CI 1.33-2.89 for subjects carrying 1 at-risk genotype; HR 3.83, 95% CI 1.76-8.34 for those carrying 2). The c statistics increased significantly when the genotypes were included into a model with traditional risk factors (0.696 vs 0.635, test z = 2.41). The NRI was also significant (NRI = 0.172, test z = 2.17).
CONCLUSIONS: Addition of common genetic variants to traditional risk factors may be an effective method for discriminating young stroke patients at different risk of future ischemic events. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19720979 |
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