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Genome-wide association study of heart rate and its variability in Hispanic/Latino cohorts.
Heart rhythm - 1 Nov 2017
Kerr Kathleen F, Avery Christy L, Lin Henry J, Raffield Laura M, Zhang Qian S, Browning Brian L, Browning Sharon R, Conomos Matthew P, Gogarten Stephanie M, Laurie Cathy C, Sofer Tamar, Thornton Timothy A, Hohensee Chancellor, Jackson Rebecca D, Kooperberg Charles, Li Yun, Méndez-Giráldez Raúl, Perez Marco V, Peters Ulrike, Reiner Alexander P, Zhang Zhu-Ming, Yao Jie, Sotoodehnia Nona, Taylor Kent D, Guo Xiuqing, Lange Leslie A, Soliman Elsayed Z, Wilson James G, Rotter Jerome I, Heckbert Susan R, Jain Deepti, Whitsel Eric A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although time-domain measures of heart rate variability (HRV) are used to estimate cardiac autonomic tone and disease risk in multiethnic populations, the genetic epidemiology of HRV in Hispanics/Latinos has not been characterized. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to conduct a genome-wide association study of heart rate (HR) and its variability in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of...
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