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Genetic association analysis of the cardiovascular biomarker: N-terminal fragment of pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Yang Yuan, Zmuda Joseph M, Wojczynski Mary K, Thyagarajan Bharat, Christensen Kaare, Cvejkus Ryan K, Kuipers Allison L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: NT-proBNP is a biomarker of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Little is known about the heritability and genetic variants associated with NT-proBNP. Therefore, we estimated the heritability of and examined genetic associations of SNPs in the BNP gene region with circulating NT-proBNP and prevalent CVD in 4,331 participants from the Long Life Family Study (LLFS). METHODS AND RESULTS: Genotypes of 10 SNPs...
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