ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Associations between glutamate cysteine ligase catalytic subunit gene polymorphisms and clinical characteristics of ischemic stroke
1 Belgorod State National Research University, Belgorod, Russia
2 Kursk Regional Clinical Hospital, Kursk, Russia
Correspondence should be addressed: Yulia A. Bocharova
Sumskaya, 45a, Kursk, 305007; ur.liam@30_a_i_l_u_y
Acknowledgements: the author thanks Polonikov AV, Azarova YuE, Klyosova EYu, Bykanova MA and Bushueva OYu of the Research Institute of Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology (Kursk State Medical University) for their help in conducting molecular genetic studies.
Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Kursk State Medical University (Protocol № 5 dated June 25, 2012); all study participants gave voluntary informed consent to participate.