Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents Thromb Haemost 2005; 93(01): 92-96DOI: 10.1160/TH04-09-0560 Blood Coagulation, Fibrinolysis and Cellular Haemostasis Schattauer GmbH The plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1) 4G/5G promoter polymorphism and PAI-1 levels in ischemic strokeA case-control studyAuthors Author Affiliations Mary-Lou van Goor 1 Departments of Neurology, The Netherlands Encarna Gómez García 2 Hematology of the Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands Frank Leebeek 2 Hematology of the Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands Geert-Jan Brouwers 2 Hematology of the Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands Peter Koudstaal 1 Departments of Neurology, The Netherlands Diederik Dippel 1 Departments of Neurology, The Netherlands Recommend Article Abstract Full Text PDF Download(opens in new window) Keywords KeywordsPAI-1 4G/5G polymorphism - ischemic stroke - case-control - PAI-1 level References References 1 Ye S, Green FR, Scarabin PY. et al The 4G/5G genetic polymorphism in the promoter of the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) gene is associated with differences in plasma PAI-1 activity but not with risk of myocardial infarction in the ECTIM study. 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