Genome-wide haplotype association study identifies the SLC22A3-LPAL2-LPA gene cluster as a risk locus for coronary artery disease

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Abstract

We identify the SLC22A3-LPAL2-LPA gene cluster as a strong susceptibility locus for coronary artery disease (CAD) through a genome-wide haplotype association (GWHA) study. This locus was not identified from previous genome-wide association (GWA) studies focused on univariate analyses of SNPs. The proposed approach may have wide utility for analyzing GWA data for other complex traits.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)283-5
Number of pages3
JournalNature Genetics
Volume41
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Apolipoprotein A-II/genetics
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Coronary Artery Disease/genetics
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Genome-Wide Association Study
  • Haplotypes
  • Humans
  • Lipoprotein(a)/genetics
  • Multigene Family
  • Organic Cation Transport Proteins/genetics
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • Quantitative Trait Loci
  • Risk Factors

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