Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new...

Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease

Abstract

Heribert Schunkert and colleagues report a meta-analysis of 14 genome-wide association studies of coronary disease (CAD) followed by replication in additional cohorts. They confirm 10 previously associated loci and identify 13 loci newly associated with CAD.

Authors

Schunkert H; König IR; Kathiresan S; Reilly MP; Assimes TL; Holm H; Preuss M; Stewart AFR; Barbalic M; Gieger C

Journal

Nature Genetics, Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 333–338

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

January 1, 2011

DOI

10.1038/ng.784

ISSN

1061-4036

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Sonia Anand

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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