Article
Impact of carotid atherosclerosis loci on cardiovascular events.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Dec 2015
Hemerich Daiane, van der Laan Sander W, Tragante Vinicius, den Ruijter Hester M, de Borst Gert Jan, Pasterkamp Gerard, de Bakker Paul I W, Asselbergs Folkert W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified six single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) related to carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) or plaque. However, whether these loci relate to other vascular diseases and subsequent vascular events is unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS: We tested six SNPs (rs4888378, rs11781551, rs445925, rs6601530, rs17398575 and ) for association with...