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A Novel Macrophage Subpopulation Conveys Increased Genetic Risk of Coronary Artery Disease.
Circulation research - 21 Jun 2024
Jiang Jiahao, Hiron Thomas K, Agbaedeng Thomas A, Malhotra Yashaswat, Drydale Edward, Bancroft James, Ng Esther, Reschen Michael E, Davison Lucy J, O'Callaghan Chris A
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BACKGROUND: Coronary artery disease (CAD), the leading cause of death worldwide, is influenced by both environmental and genetic factors. Although over 250 genetic risk loci have been identified through genome-wide association studies, the specific causal variants and their regulatory mechanisms are still largely unknown, particularly in disease-relevant cell types such as macrophages. METHODS: We utilized...
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