Subsequently subgroup analysis indicated that both rs2200733 and rs10033464 conferred increased risk for cardioembolic stroke (CE stroke) (for rs2200733, OR 1.38, 95 % CI 1.26-1.51; for rs10033464, OR 1.14, 95 % CI 1.02-1.26), while rs2200733 was marginal associated with non-CE stroke (OR 1.09, 95 % CI 1.02-1.16). our results demonstrated that two SNPs (rs2200733 and rs1003346) on chromosome 4q25 were limited to the stroke of cardioembolic etiology.
In the Icelandic samples and the two replication sets combined, rs2200733 associated significantly with cardioembolic stroke (CES) (odds ratio [OR], 1.54; p = 8.05 x 10(-9)).