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Editorial
. 2017 Feb 21;69(7):837-840.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.12.007.

Unraveling the Complex Genetics of Coronary Artery Disease

Jason C Kovacic  1
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Editorial

Unraveling the Complex Genetics of Coronary Artery Disease

Jason C Kovacic. J Am Coll Cardiol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: genome-wide significance; pleiotropy; risk factors; single nucleotide polymorphism.

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Figure –. Some of the currently suspected and known factors responsible for CAD.
The basis of ‘missing heritability’ remains a topic of intense ongoing speculation. The factors depicted here are merely meant to illustrate specific aspects that appear to be of potential relevance, rather than being in any way a definitive or exhaustive list of all factors that cause CAD.
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Comment on

  • Systematic Evaluation of Pleiotropy Identifies 6 Further Loci Associated With Coronary Artery Disease.
    Webb TR, Erdmann J, Stirrups KE, Stitziel NO, Masca NG, Jansen H, Kanoni S, Nelson CP, Ferrario PG, König IR, Eicher JD, Johnson AD, Hamby SE, Betsholtz C, Ruusalepp A, Franzén O, Schadt EE, Björkegren JL, Weeke PE, Auer PL, Schick UM, Lu Y, Zhang H, Dube MP, Goel A, Farrall M, Peloso GM, Won HH, Do R, van Iperen E, Kruppa J, Mahajan A, Scott RA, Willenborg C, Braund PS, van Capelleveen JC, Doney AS, Donnelly LA, Asselta R, Merlini PA, Duga S, Marziliano N, Denny JC, Shaffer C, El-Mokhtari NE, Franke A, Heilmann S, Hengstenberg C, Hoffmann P, Holmen OL, Hveem K, Jansson JH, Jöckel KH, Kessler T, Kriebel J, Laugwitz KL, Marouli E, Martinelli N, McCarthy MI, Van Zuydam NR, Meisinger C, Esko T, Mihailov E, Escher SA, Alver M, Moebus S, Morris AD, Virtamo J, Nikpay M, Olivieri O, Provost S, AlQarawi A, Robertson NR, Akinsansya KO, Reilly DF, Vogt TF, Yin W, Asselbergs FW, Kooperberg C, Jackson RD, Stahl E, Müller-Nurasyid M, Strauch K, Varga TV, Waldenberger M; Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium; Zeng L, Chowdhury R, Salomaa V, Ford I, Jukema JW, Amouyel P, Kontto J; MORGAM Investigators; Nordestgaard BG, Ferrières J, Saleheen D, Sattar N, Surendran P, Wagner A, Young R, Howson JM… See abstract for full author list ➔ Webb TR, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Feb 21;69(7):823-836. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.11.056. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017. PMID: 28209224 Free PMC article.

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