CVD-associated SNPs with regulatory potential reveal novel non-coding disease genes

Abstract Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death worldwide. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified many single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) appearing in non-coding genomic regions in CVDs. The SNPs may alter gene expression by modifying transcripti...

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Main Authors: Chaonan Zhu, Nina Baumgarten, Meiqian Wu, Yue Wang, Arka Provo Das, Jaskiran Kaur, Fatemeh Behjati Ardakani, Thanh Thuy Duong, Minh Duc Pham, Maria Duda, Stefanie Dimmeler, Ting Yuan, Marcel H. Schulz, Jaya Krishnan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:Human Genomics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40246-023-00513-4