Beyond genome-wide association studies: The usefulness of mouse genetics in understanding the complex etiology of atherosclerosis

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 207-215

  Welch, Carrie L ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; coronary artery disease; genome wide association study; mouse genetics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GENETIC LOCI; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 84856181059     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: 15244636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.111.232694     Document Type: Article

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