Abdominal aortic aneurysm is associated with a variant in low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality and has a significant heritability. We carried out a genome-wide association discovery study of 1866 patients with AAA and 5435 controls and replication of promising signals (lead SNP with a p value < 1 × 10(-5)) in...

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Main Authors: Bown, M, Jones, G, Harrison, S, Wright, B, Bumpstead, S, Baas, A, Gretarsdottir, S, Badger, SA, Bradley, D, Burnand, K, Child, A, Clough, R, Cockerill, G, Hafez, H, Scott, D, Futers, S, Johnson, A, Sohrabi, S, Smith, A, Thompson, M, van Bockxmeer, F, Waltham, M, Matthiasson, SE, Thorleifsson, G, Thorsteinsdottir, U
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011