Fol. Biol. 2026, 72, 118-127
https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2026.0012
Mechanism Study and Analysis of Correlation between miR-409-3p and Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment
Shuzhen Fang1
, Ning Ning2, Limin Yan3, Ying Xiao3, Mingming Dai3, Shengquan Qin3, Lin Chen3, Xiulan Zhou4, Chunfang Zhang5
, Ning Ning2, Limin Yan3, Ying Xiao3, Mingming Dai3, Shengquan Qin3, Lin Chen3, Xiulan Zhou4, Chunfang Zhang5
1Department of Medicine, Yiwu Third People’s Hospital, Yiwu 322000, China
2Department of Neurology, 942 Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force of Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Yinchuan 750001, China
3Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou 570311, China
4The Affiliated Taizhou People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou 225300, China
5Department of Neurology, Qianjiang Central Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing 409000, China
Received January 21, 2026
Accepted March 17, 2026
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