Asn563Ser polymorphism of CD31/PECAM-1 is associated with atherosclerotic cerebral infarction in a southern Han population
Yanmin Song, Qunfang Li, Lili Long, Ning Zhang, Yunhai Liu Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, People’s Republic of China Background: CD31, also called platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1), is thought to play a role in the pathological mechanisms of atherosclerosis.