Article
Genome-wide analysis identifies novel susceptibility loci for myocardial infarction.
European heart journal - 1 Mar 2021
Hartiala Jaana A, Han Yi, Jia Qiong, Hilser James R, Huang Pin, Gukasyan Janet, Schwartzman William S, Cai Zhiheng, Biswas Subarna, Trégouët David-Alexandre, Smith Nicholas L, Seldin Marcus, Pan Calvin, Mehrabian Margarete, Lusis Aldons J, Bazeley Peter, Sun Yan V, Liu Chang, Quyyumi Arshed A, Scholz Markus, Thiery Joachim, Delgado Graciela E, Kleber Marcus E, März Winfried, Howe Laurence J, Asselbergs Folkert W, van Vugt Marion, Vlachojannis Georgios J, Patel Riyaz S, Lyytikäinen Leo-Pekka, Kähönen Mika, Lehtimäki Terho, Nieminen Tuomo V M, Kuukasjärvi Pekka, Laurikka Jari O, Chang Xuling, Heng Chew-Kiat, Jiang Rong, Kraus William E, Hauser Elizabeth R, Ferguson Jane F, Reilly Muredach P, Ito Kaoru, Koyama Satoshi, Kamatani Yoichiro, Komuro Issei, Stolze Lindsey K, Romanoski Casey E, Khan Mohammad Daud, Turner Adam W, Miller Clint L, Aherrahrou Redouane, Civelek Mete, Ma Lijiang, Björkegren Johan L M, Kumar S Ram, Tang W H Wilson, Hazen Stanley L, Allayee Hooman
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: While most patients with myocardial infarction (MI) have underlying coronary atherosclerosis, not all patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) develop MI. We sought to address the hypothesis that some of the genetic factors which establish atherosclerosis may be distinct from those that predispose to vulnerable plaques and thrombus formation. METHODS AND RESULTS: We carried out a genome-wide association...
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