학술논문

Meta-analysis identifies six new susceptibility loci for atrial fibrillation.
Document Type
Article
Source
Nature Genetics. Jun2012, Vol. 44 Issue 6, p670-675. 6p. 2 Charts, 2 Graphs.
Subject
*ATRIAL fibrillation
*META-analysis
*HEART failure risk factors
*EUROPEANS
*TRANSCRIPTION factors
*MEMBRANE proteins
*DISEASES
STROKE risk factors
Language
ISSN
1061-4036
Abstract
Atrial fibrillation is a highly prevalent arrhythmia and a major risk factor for stroke, heart failure and death. We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) in individuals of European ancestry, including 6,707 with and 52,426 without atrial fibrillation. Six new atrial fibrillation susceptibility loci were identified and replicated in an additional sample of individuals of European ancestry, including 5,381 subjects with and 10,030 subjects without atrial fibrillation (P < 5 × 10?8). Four of the loci identified in Europeans were further replicated in silico in a GWAS of Japanese individuals, including 843 individuals with and 3,350 individuals without atrial fibrillation. The identified loci implicate candidate genes that encode transcription factors related to cardiopulmonary development, cardiac-expressed ion channels and cell signaling molecules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]