Risk loci for coronary artery calcification replicated at 9p21 and 6q24 in the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study

• Main Authors: Pechlivanis Sonali (Author), Mühleisen Thomas W (Author), Möhlenkamp Stefan (Author), Schadendorf Dirk (Author), Erbel Raimund (Author), Jöckel Karl-Heinz (Author), Hoffmann Per (Author), Nöthen Markus M (Author), Scherag André (Author), Moebus Susanne (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Atherosclerosis is the primary cause of coronary heart disease (CHD), preceding the onset of cardiovascular disease by decades in most cases. Here we examine the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) integrated o...