Multi-ancestry meta-analysis identifies 2 novel loci associated with ischemic stroke and reveals heterogeneity of effects between sexes and ancestries
Ida L. Surakka, Kuan-Han Wu, Whitney Hornsby, Brooke N. Wolford, Fred Y. Shen, Wei Zhou, Jennifer E. Huffman, Anita Pandit, Yao Hu, Ben Michael Brumpton, Anne Heidi Skogholt, Maiken Elvestad Gabrielsen, Robin G. Walters, The TOPMed Stroke Working Group, Million Veteran Program (MVP), Kristian Hveem, , Cristen J. Willer
This paper identifies two novel genetic loci associated with ischemic stroke and finds sex and ancestry differences in their effects.
medRxiv · Feb 28, 2022 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine