Admixture Mapping of Subclinical Atherosclerosis and Subsequent Clinical Events Among African Americans in 2 Large Cohort Studies [Original Articles]

Conclusions—
We identified several novel LEA regions, in addition to previously identified genetic variations, associated with cCIMT and cardiovascular disease events among African Americans.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics - April 13, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Shendre, A., Wiener, H., Irvin, M. R., Zhi, D., Limdi, N. A., Overton, E. T., Wassel, C. L., Divers, J., Rotter, J. I., Post, W. S., Shrestha, S. Tags: Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology, Genetic, Association Studies, Ultrasound, Atherosclerosis Original Articles Source Type: research