Journal article
Genome-Wide Association Study Meta-Analysis of Stroke in 22 000 Individuals of African Descent Identifies Novel Associations With Stroke
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Stroke is a complex disease with multiple genetic and environmental risk factors. Blacks endure a nearly 2-fold greater risk of stroke and are 2× to 3× more likely to die from stroke than European Americans.
METHODS: The COMPASS (Consortium of Minority Population Genome-Wide Association Studies of Stroke) has conducted a genome-wide association meta-analysis of stroke in >22 000 individuals of African ancestry (3734 …
Authors
Keene KL; Hyacinth HI; Bis JC; Kittner SJ; Mitchell BD; Cheng Y-C; Pare G; Chong M; O’Donnell M; Meschia JF
Journal
Stroke, Vol. 51, No. 8, pp. 2454–2463
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
August 2020
DOI
10.1161/strokeaha.120.029123
ISSN
0039-2499