Genes From a Translational Analysis Support a Multifactorial Nature of White Matter Hyperintensities
Author(s) -
Lorna M. Lopez,
W. David Hill,
Sarah E. Harris,
María Valdés Hernández,
Susana Muñoz Maniega,
Mark E. Bastin,
Emma Bailey,
Colin Smith,
Martin McBride,
John McClure,
Delyth Graham,
Anna F. Dominiczak,
Qiong Yang,
Myriam Fornage,
M. Arfan Ikram,
Stéphanie Debette,
Lenore J. Launer,
Joshua C. Bis,
Reinhold Schmidt,
Sudha Seshadri,
David J. Porteous,
John M. Starr,
Ian J. Deary,
Joanna M. Wardlaw
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.114.007649
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , hyperintensity , dementia , heritability , genome wide association study , disease , cohort , white matter , cardiology , gene , genetics , magnetic resonance imaging , single nucleotide polymorphism , biology , genotype , engineering , radiology , mechanical engineering
White matter hyperintensities (WMH) of presumed vascular origin increase the risk of stroke and dementia. Despite strong WMH heritability, few gene associations have been identified. Relevant experimental models may be informative.
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