Association of novel genetic Loci with circulating fibrinogen levels: a genome-wide association study in 6 population-based cohorts.

Fibrinogen is both central to blood coagulation and an acute-phase reactant. We aimed to identify common variants influencing circulation fibrinogen levels.We conducted a genome-wide association analysis on 6 population-based studies, the Rotterdam Study, the Framingham Heart Study, the Cardiovascul...

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Main Authors: Dehghan, A, Yang, Q, Peters, A, Basu, S, Bis, J, Rudnicka, A, Kavousi, M, Chen, M, Baumert, J, Lowe, G, McKnight, B, Tang, W, de Maat, M, Larson, MG, Eyhermendy, S, McArdle, W, Lumley, T, Pankow, J, Hofman, A, Massaro, J, Rivadeneira, F, Kolz, M, Taylor, K, van Duijn, C, Kathiresan, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009