Genetic & Genomic MedicinemedRxivPreprint
Genetic and Etiological Insights from Automated Lumen Diameter Measurements in Carotid Ultrasounds of the UK Biobank
Sofía Ortín Vela, Dennis Bontempi, Bianca Mazini…·Sven Bergmann
The paper develops a deep learning model to measure carotid lumen diameter from ultrasounds and performs GWAS, finding cLD has higher heritability and stronger associations with cardiovascular risk factors than cIMT.