Genome-wide association study for renal traits in the Framingham Heart and Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Studies

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Framingham Heart Study (FHS) recently obtained initial results from the first genome-wide association scan for renal traits. The study of 70,987 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 1,010 FHS participants provides a list of...

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Main Authors: Larson Martin G, Benjamin Emelia J, Levy Daniel, Yang Qiong, Boerwinkle Eric, Hwang Shih-Jen, Kao Wen, Kottgen Anna, Astor Brad C, Coresh Josef, Fox Caroline S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/9/49