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The gene features in the structure and behavior which determine a person’s predisposition to stroke, experts found the University of Gothenburg. This gene is called FoxF2.
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Scientists clarify that every person faces the risk of stroke in one degree or another, but for some people the likelihood of bleeding in the brain above, with active instant ways to “measure” the extent of this predisposition is not enough.
Experts managed to find a connection between the functioning of the detected gene, and the work of the blood vessels of the brain. The study, which was attended by more than 150 people showed, FoxF2 ensure the normal operation of the blood-brain barrier, which is a physiological barrier between the circulatory system and the central nervous system. This barrier protects the nervous tissue of organisms and toxins circulating in the blood, he “misses” in the brain essential nutrients delivered by the blood, and “filter out” all superfluous. However, some versions of this gene increase the risk of problems with blood vessels in the brain, and as a consequence, the likelihood of stroke.
According to the head of group research, Peter Karlsson, the results of the conducted analysis allows not only a better understanding of why different people in varying degrees susceptible to stroke, but also more quickly to find those who are in “risk” and help them. Also opening in the foreseeable future can contribute to the emergence of new, more effective drugs. However, experts recognize that to expand and clarify the findings they have received more research is needed.
His genetics work was published in scientific journal Lancet Neurology.
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