OC02_07 Genome-Wide Association Study of Susceptibility to Rheumatic Heart Disease in Oceania: Preliminary Results

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains the leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among children and young adults across much of the developing world. Current understanding of the disease ’s pathogenesis is unrefined compounding limited preventative strategies.

Source: CVD Prevention and Control - May 31, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: T. Parks, M. Mirabel, J. Kado, K. Auckland, A. Rautanen, K. Kauwe, B. Ward, A. Steer, A. Hill, Pacific Islands Rheumatic Heart Disease Genetics Network Tags: Oral Abstract Source Type: research