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Identification of STXBP2 as a novel susceptibility locus for myocardial infarction in Japanese individuals by an exome-wide association study.
Oncotarget - 16 May 2017
Yamada Yoshiji, Sakuma Jun, Takeuchi Ichiro, Yasukochi Yoshiki, Kato Kimihiko, Oguri Mitsutoshi, Fujimaki Tetsuo, Horibe Hideki, Muramatsu Masaaki, Sawabe Motoji, Fujiwara Yoshinori, Taniguchi Yu, Obuchi Shuichi, Kawai Hisashi, Shinkai Shoji, Mori Seijiro, Arai Tomio, Tanaka Masashi
Abstract excerpt
We performed exome-wide association studies to identify genetic variants-in particular, low-frequency variants with a large effect size-that confer susceptibility to coronary artery disease or myocardial infarction in Japanese. The exome-wide association studies were performed with 12,698 individuals (3488 subjects with coronary artery disease including 2438 with myocardial infarction, 9210 controls) and with the...
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