A meta-analysis and genome-wide association study of platelet count and mean platelet volume in african americans.

A meta-analysis and genome-wide association study of platelet count and mean platelet volume in african americans.

Several genetic variants associated with platelet count and mean platelet volume (MPV) were recently reported in people of European ancestry. In this meta-analysis of 7 genome-wide association studies (GWAS) enrolling African Americans, our aim was to identify novel genetic variants associated with...

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Main Authors: Rehan Qayyum, Beverly M Snively, Elad Ziv, Michael A Nalls, Yongmei Liu, Weihong Tang, Lisa R Yanek, Leslie Lange, Michele K Evans, Santhi Ganesh, Melissa A Austin, Guillaume Lettre, Diane M Becker, Alan B Zonderman, Andrew B Singleton, Tamara B Harris, Emile R Mohler, Benjamin A Logsdon, Charles Kooperberg, Aaron R Folsom, James G Wilson, Lewis C Becker, Alexander P Reiner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22423221/pdf/?tool=EBI

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