Blood type may have a role in the risk of having a stroke before age 60

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A new meta-analysis conducted by researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine suggests that blood type may have a role in the risk of stroke at an early age,The study employed all known information from genetic studies on ischemic strokes, which occur in younger persons under the age of 60 and are brought on by a blockage of blood flow to the brain.

The study results show that people with blood type A had a 16 percent higher chance of experiencing an early stroke than those with other blood types, while people with blood type 0 carried a lower risk of up to 12 percent.

 

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