Journal article
Genome-Wide Association Analysis of Young-Onset Stroke Identifies a Locus on Chromosome 10q25 Near HABP2
YC Cheng, TM Stanne, AK Giese, WK Ho, M Traylor, P Amouyel, EG Holliday, R Malik, H Xu, SJ Kittner, JW Cole, JR O'Connell, J Danesh, A Rasheed, W Zhao, S Engelter, C Grond-Ginsbach, Y Kamatani, M Lathrop, D Leys Show all
Stroke | Published : 2016
Abstract
Background and Purpose - Although a genetic contribution to ischemic stroke is well recognized, only a handful of stroke loci have been identified by large-scale genetic association studies to date. Hypothesizing that genetic effects might be stronger for early-versus late-onset stroke, we conducted a 2-stage meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies, focusing on stroke cases with an age of onset < 60 years. Methods. The discovery stage of our genome-wide association studies included 4505 cases and 21968 controls of European, South-Asian, and African ancestry, drawn from 6 studies. In Stage 2, we selected the lead genetic variants at loci with association P<5×10-6 and performed in sil..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Drs Kittner, Longstreth, and Worrall are supported by research grants from National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr Worrall is Deputy Editor for AAN/Neurology. Dr Cole is supported by a research grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr Boncoraglio is supported by a research grant from the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta. Dr Metso is supported by grants from the Finnish Medical Foundation, the Orion Farmos Research Foundation, the Maud Kuistila Memorial Foundation, and the Emil Aaltonen Foundation. Dr Danesh serves on advisory boards for Novartis, Merck Sharp & Dohme UK, Sanofi, the Medical Research Council, and Wellcome Trust and is a consultant for Takeda. The other authors report no conflicts.