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Limited Effect of Y Chromosome Variation on Coronary Artery Disease and Mortality in UK Biobank-Brief Report.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Sept 2022
Timmers Paul R H J, Wilson James F
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BACKGROUND: The effect of genetic variation in the male-specific region of the Y chromosome (MSY) on coronary artery disease and cardiovascular risk factors has been disputed. In this study, we systematically assessed the association of MSY genetic variation on these traits using a kin-cohort analysis of family disease history in the largest sample to date. METHODS: We tested 90 MSY haplogroups against coronary...
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