Biobank-driven genomic discovery yields new insight into atrial fibrillation biology.
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Nat Genet. 2018 Sep;50(9):1234-1239. doi: 10.1038/s41588-018-0171-3. Epub 2018 Jul 30.
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Many of the identified risk variants fall near genes where more deleterious mutations have been reported to cause serious heart defects in humans (GATA4, MYH6, NKX2-5, PITX2, TBX5)(1), or near genes important for striated muscle function and integrity (for ex …
Many of the identified risk variants fall near genes where more deleterious mutations have been reported to cause serious heart defec …