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Genome-wide interaction study identifies RCBTB1 as a modifier for smoking effect on carotid intima-media thickness.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Jan 2014
Wang Liyong, Rundek Tatjana, Beecham Ashley, Hudson Barry, Blanton Susan H, Zhao Hongyu, Sacco Ralph L, Dong Chuanhui
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OBJECTIVE: Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), a marker for atherosclerosis, is affected by smoking and has substantial interindividual variation. We sought to identify the genetic moderators influencing the effect of smoking on cIMT. APPROACH AND RESULTS: With a multistage design using 722 379 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP), a genome-wide interaction study was performed in a discovery sample of 669...
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