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Genome-wide scan for white matter hyperintensity: the Framingham Heart Study.
Stroke - 1 Jan 2006
DeStefano Anita L, Atwood Larry D, Massaro Joseph M, Heard-Costa Nancy, Beiser Alexa, Au Rhoda, Wolf Philip A, DeCarli Charles
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: White matter hyperintensity (WMH) volume is associated with aging and cerebrovascular disease and has been demonstrated to have a high heritability in the Framingham Heart Study as well as in other studies. We performed a genome-wide linkage analysis to identify chromosomal regions that may harbor genes influencing WMH in a family-based sample of the Framingham Heart Study. METHODS: Brain...
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