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Genome-wide association study of gene by smoking interactions in coronary artery calcification.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Polfus Linda M, Smith Jennifer A, Shimmin Lawrence C, Bielak Lawrence F, Morrison Alanna C, Kardia Sharon L R, Peyser Patricia A, Hixson James E
Abstract excerpt
Many GWAS have identified novel loci associated with common diseases, but have focused only on main effects of individual genetic variants rather than interactions with environmental factors (GxE). Identification of GxE interactions is particularly important for coronary heart disease (CHD), a major preventable source of morbidity and mortality with strong non-genetic risk factors. Atherosclerosis is the major...
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