Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3030732 | Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine | 2009 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Genomewide association studies are increasingly being applied to search for novel genes that might underlie cardiovascular diseases. In this article, we briefly review the principles that underlie modern genetic analyses and provide several illustrations from the SardiNIA study of genomewide association studies for cardiovascular risk factor traits.
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Authors
James B. Strait, Manuela Uda, Edward G. Lakatta, Samer S. Najjar,