A sequence variant in ZFHX3 on 16q22 associates with atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke

Daníel F. Guðbjartsson; Hilma Hólm; Sólveig Grétarsdóttir; Guðmar Þorleifsson; G. Bragi Walters; Guðmundur Þorgeirsson; Jeffrey R. Gulcher; Ellisiv B. Mathiesen; Inger Njølstad; Audhild Nyrnes; Tom Wilsgaard; Erin Mathiesen Hald; Kristian Hveem; Camilla Stoltenberg; Gayle Kucera; Tanya Stubblefield; Shannon Carter; Dan M. Roden; Maggie Ng; Larry Baum; Wing Yee So; Ka Sing Wong; Juliana C.N. Chan; Christian Gieger; H‐Erich Wichmann; Andreas Gschwendtner; Martin Dichgans; Gregor Kuhlenbäumer; Klaus Berger; E. Bernd Ringelstein; Steve Bevan; Hugh S. Markus; Konstantinos Kostulas; Jan Hillert; Sigurlaug Sveinbjörnsdóttir; Einar Már Valdimarsson; Maja‐Lisa Løchen; Ronald C.W.; Dawood Darbar; Augustine Kong; Davíð O. Arnar; Unnur Þorsteinsdóttir; Kāri Stefánsson

doi:10.1038/ng.417

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Atrial fibrillationStroke (engine)Odds ratioIschemic strokeInternal medicineCardiologyBiologyMedicineBioinformaticsIschemia

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Year: 2009
Type: article
Volume: 41
Issue: 8
Pages: 876-878
Citations: 487
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                                    Daníel F. Guðbjartsson, 
                                
                                    Hilma Hólm, 
                                
                                    Sólveig Grétarsdóttir
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2009). 
                            A sequence variant in ZFHX3 on 16q22 associates with atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke. 
                            Nature Genetics
                            , 41
                            (8)
                            , 876-878.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.417
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/ng.417