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Genome-wide association study for subclinical atherosclerosis in major arterial territories in the NHLBI's Framingham Heart Study.
BMC medical genetics - 19 Sept 2007
O'Donnell Christopher J, Cupples L Adrienne, D'Agostino Ralph B, Fox Caroline S, Hoffmann Udo, Hwang Shih-Jen, Ingellson Erik, Liu Chunyu, Murabito Joanne M, Polak Joseph F, Wolf Philip A, Demissie Serkalem
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INTRODUCTION: Subclinical atherosclerosis (SCA) measures in multiple arterial beds are heritable phenotypes that are associated with increased incidence of cardiovascular disease. We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for SCA measurements in the community-based Framingham Heart Study. METHODS: Over 100,000 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were genotyped (Human 100K GeneChip, Affymetrix) in...
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