Deep coverage whole genome sequences and plasma lipoprotein(a) in individuals of European and African ancestries
Seyedeh Maryam Zekavat, Sanni Ruotsalainen, Robert E. Handsaker, Maris Alver, Jonathan Bloom, Timothy Poterba, Cotton Seed, Jason Ernst, Mark D. Chaffin, J Engreitz, Gina Marie Peloso, Ani W Manichaikul, Chaojie Yang, Kathleen A. Ryan, Mao Fu, , Brian Custer
The paper uses whole genome sequencing to identify genetic variants associated with plasma lipoprotein(a) levels and finds high heritability and inter-ethnic differences in Lp(a) risk.
Nature Communications · Jun 28, 2018Peer-reviewedGenomics