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Genome-wide association study of PR interval in Hispanics/Latinos identifies novel locus at ID2.
Heart (British Cardiac Society) - 1 Jun 2018
Seyerle Amanda A, Lin Henry J, Gogarten Stephanie M, Stilp Adrienne, Méndez Giráldez Raul, Soliman Elsayed, Baldassari Antoine, Graff Mariaelisa, Heckbert Susan, Kerr Kathleen F, Kooperberg Charles, Rodriguez Carlos, Guo Xiuqing, Yao Jie, Sotoodehnia Nona, Taylor Kent D, Whitsel Eric A, Rotter Jerome I, Laurie Cathy C, Avery Christy L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: PR interval (PR) is a heritable electrocardiographic measure of atrial and atrioventricular nodal conduction. Changes in PR duration may be associated with atrial fibrillation, heart failure and all-cause mortality. Hispanic/Latino populations have high burdens of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, are highly admixed and represent exceptional opportunities for novel locus identification. However,...
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