Genome-wide association study identifies GPC5 as a novel genetic locus protective against sudden cardiac arrest.

<h4>Background</h4>Existing studies indicate a significant genetic component for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and genome-wide association studies (GWAS) provide an unbiased approach for identification of novel genes. We performed a GWAS to identify genetic determinants of SCA.<h4>Me...

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Main Authors: Dan E Arking, Kyndaron Reinier, Wendy Post, Jonathan Jui, Gina Hilton, Ashley O'Connor, Ronald J Prineas, Eric Boerwinkle, Bruce M Psaty, Gordon F Tomaselli, Thomas Rea, Nona Sotoodehnia, David S Siscovick, Gregory L Burke, Eduardo Marban, Peter M Spooner, Aravinda Chakravarti, Sumeet S Chugh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20360844/pdf/?tool=EBI