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Polygenic Risk for Coronary Artery Disease in the Scottish and English Population
2021-09-22
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<h4>Background: </h4> Epidemiological studies have repeatedly observed a markedly higher risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) in Scotland as compared to England. Up to now, it is unclear whether environmental or genetic factors might explain this phenomenon. <h4>Methods: </h4> Studying UK Biobank we assessed CAD risk based on the Framingham risk score (FRS) and common genetic variants to explore the respective c...
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- bbbbbeeb-2837-56b7-b9f4-2470a2e2e532
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-895814/v1
