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Genome-wide association of early-onset myocardial infarction with single nucleotide polymorphisms and copy number variants

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Myocardial Infarction Genetics Consortium·2009·Nature Genetics

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We conducted a genome-wide association study testing single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and copy number variants (CNVs) for association with early-onset myocardial infarction in 2,967 cases and 3,075 controls. We carried out replication in an independent sample with an effective sample size of up to 19,492. SNPs at nine loci reached genome-wide significance: three are newly identified (21q22 near MRPS6-SLC5A3-KCNE2, 6p24 in PHACTR1 and 2q33 in WDR12) and six replicated prior observations (9p21, 1p13 near CELSR2-PSRC1-SORT1, 10q11 near CXCL12, 1q41 in MIA3, 19p13 near LDLR and 1p32 near PCSK9). We tested 554 common copy number polymorphisms (>1% allele frequency) and none met the pre-specified threshold for replication (P < 10(-3)). We identified 8,065 rare CNVs but did not detect a greater CNV burden in cases compared to controls, in genes compared to the genome as a whole, or at any individual locus. SNPs at nine loci were reproducibly associated with myocardial infarction, but tests of common and rare CNVs failed to identify additional associations with myocardial infarction risk.

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Myocardial Infarction Genetics Consortium
Venue
Nature Genetics
Published
2009-02-08
Volume
41
Issue
3
Pages
334-341
ISSN
  • 1061-4036 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-1718
OpenAlex
W2054153086
Cited by
1,088
References
47
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FWCI
79.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
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erratum (2009-06-01)
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Funders
  • Wellcome Trust (089061, 076113)
  • British Heart Foundation
  • National Institutes of Health (n01hd013107-007, 6u54rr020278-06)
  • Economic and Social Research Council (ES/G007438/1)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL056931)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (K24DK080140)
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (P30ES007033)
  • National Center for Research Resources (U54-RR020278)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (N01HD013107)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
Keywords
early-onset myocardial infarction, single nucleotide polymorphisms, copy number variation, rare copy number variants, genetic susceptibility loci, PHACTR1, PCSK9, LDL receptor, CXCL12, 9p21, 19p13, WDR12
MeSH terms
Adult, Algorithms, Female, Gene Frequency, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mutation, Myocardial Infarction, Risk Factors, Case-Control Studies, Age of Onset, Gene Dosage, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Genome-Wide Association Study

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