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Human Y Chromosome Exerts Pleiotropic Effects on Susceptibility to Atherosclerosis.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Nov 2019
Eales James M, Maan Akhlaq A, Xu Xiaoguang, Michoel Tom, Hallast Pille, Batini Chiara, Zadik Daniel, Prestes Priscilla R, Molina Elsa, Denniff Matthew, Schroeder Juliane, Bjorkegren Johan L M, Thompson John, Maffia Pasquale, Guzik Tomasz J, Keavney Bernard, Jobling Mark A, Samani Nilesh J, Charchar Fadi J, Tomaszewski Maciej
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The male-specific region of the Y chromosome (MSY) remains one of the most unexplored regions of the genome. We sought to examine how the genetic variants of the MSY influence male susceptibility to coronary artery disease (CAD) and atherosclerosis. Approach and Results: Analysis of 129 133 men from UK Biobank revealed that only one of 7 common MSY haplogroups (haplogroup I1) was associated with...
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