A PheWAS study of a large observational epidemiological cohort of African Americans from the REGARDS study

• Main Authors: Xueyan Zhao (Author), Xin Geng (Author), Vinodh Srinivasasainagendra (Author), Ninad Chaudhary (Author), Suzanne Judd (Author), Virginia Wadley (Author), Orlando M. Gutiérrez (Author), Henry Wang (Author), Ethan M. Lange (Author), Leslie A. Lange (Author), Daniel Woo (Author), Frederick W. Unverzagt (Author), Monika Safford (Author), Mary Cushman (Author), Nita Limdi (Author), Rakale Quarells (Author), Donna K. Arnett (Author), Marguerite R. Irvin (Author), Degui Zhi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and kidney disease are among the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. However, knowledge of genetic determinants of those diseases in African Americans remains limited. Results In our study, associations between 4956 GWAS catalog rep...