Genome-wide association studies for atherosclerotic vascular disease and its risk factors

Keyue Ding, Iftikhar J Kullo, Keyue Ding, Iftikhar J Kullo

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Keywords: atherosclerosis; genetics; genome-wide association study; risk factors.

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Figure 1

Commercially available fixed marker arrays and their estimated coverage. YRI, Yoruba in Ibadan, Nigeria; CEU, Utah residents with ancestry from northern and western Europe; CHB, Han Chinese in Beijing; JPT, Japanese in Tokyo

Figure 2

Distinct associations of SNP rs10757278 (upper panel) and SNP rs10811661 (lower panel) at the chromosome 9p21 locus with atherosclerotic vascular disease phenotypes (coronary artery disease, peripheral arterial disease, aneurysmal disease) and type 2 diabetes. Ref, reference; OR, odd ratio