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Genetic modulation of atrial fibrillation risk in a Hispanic/Latino cohort.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Chalazan Brandon, Mol Denise, Sridhar Arvind, Alzahrani Zain, Darbar Sara D, Ornelas-Loredo Aylin, Farooqui Abdullah, Argos Maria, Daviglus Martha L, Konda Sreenivas, Rehman Jalees, Darbar Dawood
Abstract excerpt
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent cardiac rhythm disorder worldwide but the underlying genetic and molecular mechanisms and the response to therapies is not fully understood. Despite a greater burden of AF risk factors in Hispanics/Latinos the prevalence of AF remains low. Over the last decade, genome-wide association studies have identified numerous AF susceptibility loci in mostly whites of...
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