Genome-Wide Association Studies Revealing the Heritability of Common Atrial Fibrillation: Is Bigger Always Better?

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Medicine I, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany (S.C., M.F.S., S.K.); and DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner site Munich, Munich Health Alliance (MHA), Munich, Germany (S.C., M.F.S., S.K.).
² From the Department of Medicine I, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany (S.C., M.F.S., S.K.); and DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner site Munich, Munich Health Alliance (MHA), Munich, Germany (S.C., M.F.S., S.K.). stefan.kaab@med.uni-muenchen.de.

Editorial

Sebastian Clauss et al. Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2017 Dec.

. 2017 Dec;10(6):e002005.

doi: 10.1161/CIRCGENETICS.117.002005.

¹ From the Department of Medicine I, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany (S.C., M.F.S., S.K.); and DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner site Munich, Munich Health Alliance (MHA), Munich, Germany (S.C., M.F.S., S.K.).
² From the Department of Medicine I, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany (S.C., M.F.S., S.K.); and DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner site Munich, Munich Health Alliance (MHA), Munich, Germany (S.C., M.F.S., S.K.). stefan.kaab@med.uni-muenchen.de.

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Keywords: Editorials; atrial fibrillation; genetic variation; genome-wide association study; polymorphism, single nucleotide.

Comment on

Heritability of Atrial Fibrillation.
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