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Whole-Genome Approach Discovers Novel Genetic and Nongenetic Variance Components Modulated by Lifestyle for Cardiovascular Health.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 21 Apr 2020
Zhou Xuan, van der Werf Julius, Carson-Chahhoud Kristin, Ni Guiyan, McGrath John, Hyppönen Elina, Lee S Hong
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Background Both genetic and nongenetic factors can predispose individuals to cardiovascular risk. Finding ways to alter these predispositions is important for cardiovascular disease prevention. Methods and Results We used a novel whole-genome approach to estimate the genetic and nongenetic effects on-and hence their predispositions to-cardiovascular risk and determined whether they vary with respect to lifestyle...
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