Genome-Wide Association Study Meta-Analysis of Stroke in 22 000 Individuals of African Descent Identifies Novel Associations With Stroke
Author(s) -
Keith L. Keene,
Hyacinth I. Hyacinth,
Joshua C. Bis,
Steven J. Kittner,
Braxton D. Mitchell,
Yu-Ching Cheng,
Guillaume Paré,
Michael Chong,
Martin O’Donnell,
James F. Meschia,
WeiMin Chen,
Michèle M. Sale,
Stephen S. Rich,
Mike A. Nalls,
Alan B. Zonderman,
Michele K. Evans,
James G. Wilson,
Adolfo Correa,
Hugh S. Markus,
Matthew Traylor,
Cathryn M. Lewis,
Cara L. Carty,
Alexander P. Reiner,
Jeff Haessler,
Carl D. Langefeld,
Rebecca F. Gottesman,
Thomas H. Mosley,
Daniel Woo,
Kristine Yaffe,
YongMei Liu,
W.T. Longstreth,
Bruce M. Psaty,
Charles Kooperberg,
Leslie A. Lange,
Ralph L. Sacco,
Tatjana Rundek,
JinMoo Lee,
Carlos Cruchaga,
Karen L. Furie,
Donna K. Arnett,
Oscar Benavente,
Raji P. Grewal,
Leema Reddy Peddareddygari,
Martin Dichgans,
Rainer Malik,
Bradford B. Worrall,
Myriam Fornage
Publication year - 2020
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.120.029123
Subject(s) - genome wide association study , medicine , single nucleotide polymorphism , stroke (engine) , genetic association , locus (genetics) , genetics , meta analysis , population , bonferroni correction , hnf1a , disease , bioinformatics , gene , genotype , biology , environmental health , mechanical engineering , engineering , statistics , mathematics
Stroke is a complex disease with multiple genetic and environmental risk factors. Blacks endure a nearly 2-fold greater risk of stroke and are 2× to 3× more likely to die from stroke than European Americans.
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