Article
Genetic variants associated with cardiac structure and function: a meta-analysis and replication of genome-wide association data.
JAMA - 8 Jul 2009
Vasan Ramachandran S, Glazer Nicole L, Felix Janine F, Lieb Wolfgang, Wild Philipp S, Felix Stephan B, Watzinger Norbert, Larson Martin G, Smith Nicholas L, Dehghan Abbas, Grosshennig Anika, Schillert Arne, Teumer Alexander, Schmidt Reinhold, Kathiresan Sekar, Lumley Thomas, Aulchenko Yurii S, König Inke R, Zeller Tanja, Homuth Georg, Struchalin Maksim, Aragam Jayashri, Bis Joshua C, Rivadeneira Fernando, Erdmann Jeanette, Schnabel Renate B, Dörr Marcus, Zweiker Robert, Lind Lars, Rodeheffer Richard J, Greiser Karin Halina, Levy Daniel, Haritunians Talin, Deckers Jaap W, Stritzke Jan, Lackner Karl J, Völker Uwe, Ingelsson Erik, Kullo Iftikhar, Haerting Johannes, O'Donnell Christopher J, Heckbert Susan R, Stricker Bruno H, Ziegler Andreas, Reffelmann Thorsten, Redfield Margaret M, Werdan Karl, Mitchell Gary F, Rice Kenneth, Arnett Donna K, Hofman Albert, Gottdiener John S, Uitterlinden Andre G, Meitinger Thomas, Blettner Maria, Friedrich Nele, Wang Thomas J, Psaty Bruce M, van Duijn Cornelia M, Wichmann H-Erich, Munzel Thomas F, Kroemer Heyo K, Benjamin Emelia J, Rotter Jerome I, Witteman Jacqueline C, Schunkert Heribert, Schmidt Helena, Völzke Henry, Blankenberg Stefan
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: Echocardiographic measures of left ventricular (LV) structure and function are heritable phenotypes of cardiovascular disease. OBJECTIVE: To identify common genetic variants associated with cardiac structure and function by conducting a meta-analysis of genome-wide association data in 5 population-based cohort studies (stage 1) with replication (stage 2) in 2 other community-based samples. DESIGN,...
Read the complete abstract on PubMed