Journal article
Large-scale analyses of common and rare variants identify 12 new loci associated with atrial fibrillation
Abstract
Patrick Ellinor and colleagues report meta-analyses of common and rare variant association studies for atrial fibrillation across multiple populations. They identify 12 new loci, some of which implicate genes in atrial electrical and mechanical function.
Authors
Christophersen IE; Rienstra M; Roselli C; Yin X; Geelhoed B; Barnard J; Lin H; Arking DE; Smith AV; Albert CM
Journal
Nature Genetics, Vol. 49, No. 6, pp. 946–952
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
June 2017
DOI
10.1038/ng.3843
ISSN
1061-4036