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The Human Leukocyte Antigen Locus and Rheumatic Heart Disease Susceptibility in South Asians and Europeans.
Scientific reports - 2 Jun 2020
Auckland Kathryn, Mittal Balraj, Cairns Benjamin J, Garg Naveen, Kumar Surendra, Mentzer Alexander J, Kado Joseph, Perman Mai Ling, Steer Andrew C, Hill Adrian V S, Parks Tom
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD), an autoinflammatory heart disease, was recently declared a global health priority by the World Health Organization. Here we report a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of RHD susceptibility in 1,163 South Asians (672 cases; 491 controls) recruited in India and Fiji. We analysed directly obtained and imputed genotypes, and followed-up associated loci in 1,459 Europeans (150 cases;...
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