Article
Genome-wide association identifies a susceptibility locus for coronary artery disease in the Chinese Han population.
Nature genetics - 6 Mar 2011
Wang Fan, Xu Cheng-Qi, He Qing, Cai Jian-Ping, Li Xiu-Chun, Wang Dan, Xiong Xin, Liao Yu-Hua, Zeng Qiu-Tang, Yang Yan-Zong, Cheng Xiang, Li Cong, Yang Rong, Wang Chu-Chu, Wu Gang, Lu Qiu-Lun, Bai Ying, Huang Yu-Feng, Yin Dan, Yang Qing, Wang Xiao-Jing, Dai Da-Peng, Zhang Rong-Feng, Wan Jing, Ren Jiang-Hua, Li Si-Si, Zhao Yuan-Yuan, Fu Fen-Fen, Huang Yuan, Li Qing-Xian, Shi Sheng-Wei, Lin Nan, Pan Zhen-Wei, Li Yue, Yu Bo, Wu Yan-Xia, Ke Yu-He, Lei Jian, Wang Nan, Luo Chun-Yan, Ji Li-Ying, Gao Lian-Jun, Li Lei, Liu Hui, Huang Er-Wen, Cui Jin, Jia Na, Ren Xiang, Li Hui, Ke Tie, Zhang Xian-Qin, Liu Jing-Yu, Liu Mu-Gen, Xia Hao, Yang Bo, Shi Li-Song, Xia Yun-Long, Tu Xin, Wang Qing K
Abstract excerpt
Coronary artery disease (CAD) causes more than 700,000 deaths each year in China. Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in populations of European ancestry identified several genetic loci for CAD, but no such study has yet been reported in the Chinese population. Here we report a three-stage GWAS in the Chinese Han population. We identified a new association between rs6903956 in a putative gene denoted...
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