Chromosome 1q21.2 and additional loci influence risk of spontaneous coronary artery dissection and myocardial infarction

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a cause of myocardial infarction Here, the authors present a genome-wide association study of SCAD, finding an association at 1q21.2 which potentially affects expression of ADAMTSL4.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jacqueline Saw, Min-Lee Yang, Mark Trinder, Catherine Tcheandjieu, Chang Xu, Andrew Starovoytov, Isabelle Birt, Michael R. Mathis, Kristina L. Hunker, Ellen M. Schmidt, Linda Jackson, Natalia Fendrikova-Mahlay, Matthew Zawistowski, Chad M. Brummett, Sebastian Zoellner, Alexander Katz, Dawn M. Coleman, Kirby Swan, Christopher J. O’Donnell, Million Veteran Program, Xiang Zhou, Jun Z. Li, Heather L. Gornik, Themistocles L. Assimes, James C. Stanley, Liam R. Brunham, Santhi K. Ganesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17558-x