Expressive

rs113228202 - NUMBL

Magnitude 2.2 · 2 studies on file

Reported associations

  • The Genetic Determinants of Aortic Distention. - Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2023) · Pirruccello JP, Rämö JT, Choi SH, Chaffin MD, Kany S, Nekoui M, Chou EL, Jurgens SJ, Friedman SF, Juric D, Stone JR, Batra P, Ng K, Philippakis AA, Lindsay ME, Ellinor PT · PubMed 37019578

    As the largest conduit vessel, the aorta is responsible for the conversion of phasic systolic inflow from ventricular ejection into more continuous peripheral blood delivery. Systolic distention and diastolic recoil conserve energy and are enabled by the specialized composition of the aortic extracellular matrix. Aortic distensibility decreases with age and vascular disease. In this study, we sought to discover epidemiologic correlates and genetic determinants of aortic distensibility and strain. We trained a deep learning model to quantify thoracic aortic area throughout the cardiac cycle from cardiac magnetic resonance images and calculated aortic distensibility and strain in 42,342 UK Biobank participants. Descending aortic distensibility was inversely associated with future incidence o

  • Carotid Intima-Media Thickness - Unknown journal (n.d.) · Unknown authors · PubMed 31801372

    ABSTRACT: Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Objective: Atherosclerosis is the underlying cause of most cardiovascular disease, but mechanisms underlying atherosclerosis are incompletely understood. Ultrasound measurement of the carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) can be used to measure vascular remodeling, which is indicative of atherosclerosis. Genome-wide association studies have identified many genetic loci associated with cIMT, but heterogeneity of measurements collected by many small cohorts have been a major limitation in these efforts. Here, we conducted genome-wide association analyses in UKB (UK Biobank; N=22 179), the largest single study with consistent cIMT measurements. Approach and Results: We used BOLT-LMM software to run linear regression of cIMT in

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