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Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies Identifies Genetic Risk Factors for Stroke in African Americans.
Stroke - 1 Aug 2015
Carty Cara L, Keene Keith L, Cheng Yu-Ching, Meschia James F, Chen Wei-Min, Nalls Mike, Bis Joshua C, Kittner Steven J, Rich Stephen S, Tajuddin Salman, Zonderman Alan B, Evans Michele K, Langefeld Carl D, Gottesman Rebecca, Mosley Thomas H, Shahar Eyal, Woo Daniel, Yaffe Kristine, Liu Yongmei, Sale Michèle M, Dichgans Martin, Malik Rainer, Longstreth W T, Mitchell Braxton D, Psaty Bruce M, Kooperberg Charles, Reiner Alexander, Worrall Bradford B, Fornage Myriam
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The majority of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of stroke have focused on European-ancestry populations; however, none has been conducted in African Americans, despite the disproportionately high burden of stroke in this population. The Consortium of Minority Population Genome-Wide Association Studies of Stroke (COMPASS) was established to identify stroke susceptibility loci in...
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