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SUBMITTER: Ellinor PT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3366038 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature genetics 20120429 6
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)). ...[more]