Article
Genetic and modifiable risk factors combine multiplicatively in common disease.
Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society - 1 Feb 2023
Pang Shichao, Yengo Loic, Nelson Christopher P, Bourier Felix, Zeng Lingyao, Li Ling, Kessler Thorsten, Erdmann Jeanette, Mägi Reedik, Läll Kristi, Metspalu Andres, Mueller-Myhsok Bertram, Samani Nilesh J, Visscher Peter M, Schunkert Heribert
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The joint contribution of genetic and environmental exposures to noncommunicable diseases is not well characterized. OBJECTIVES: We modeled the cumulative effects of common risk alleles and their prevalence variations with classical risk factors. METHODS: We analyzed mathematically and statistically numbers and effect sizes of established risk alleles for coronary artery disease (CAD) and other...
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