Genetic Variants on Chromosome 1p13.3 Are Associated with Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction and the Expression of DRAM2 in the Finnish Population.

Myocardial infarction (MI) is divided into either ST elevation MI (STEMI) or non-ST elevation MI (NSTEMI), differing in a number of clinical characteristics. We sought to identify genetic variants conferring risk to NSTEMI or STEMI by conducting a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of MI stratifie...

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Main Authors: Perttu P Salo, Satu Vaara, Johannes Kettunen, Matti Pirinen, Antti-Pekka Sarin, Heikki Huikuri, Pekka J Karhunen, Markku Eskola, Kjell Nikus, Marja-Liisa Lokki, Samuli Ripatti, Aki S Havulinna, Veikko Salomaa, Aarno Palotie, Markku S Nieminen, Juha Sinisalo, Markus Perola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4625034?pdf=render