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Whole-Exome Sequencing Analyses Support a Role of Vitamin D Metabolism in Ischemic Stroke.
Stroke - 1 Mar 2023
Xie Yuhan, Acosta Julián N, Ye Yixuan, Demarais Zachariah S, Conlon Carolyn J, Chen Ming, Zhao Hongyu, Falcone Guido J
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BACKGROUND: Ischemic stroke (IS) is a highly heritable trait, and genome-wide association studies have identified several commonly occurring susceptibility risk loci for this condition. However, there are limited data on the contribution of rare genetic variation to IS. METHODS: We conducted an exome-wide study using whole-exome sequencing data from 152 058 UK Biobank participants, including 1777 IS cases. We...
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