A Common Variant on Chromosome 9p21 Affects the Risk of Myocardial Infarction
Reykjavík University · deCODE Genetics (Iceland) · +4 more institutions
Abstract
The global endemic of cardiovascular diseases calls for improved risk assessment and treatment. Here, we describe an association between myocardial infarction (MI) and a common sequence variant on chromosome 9p21. This study included a total of 4587 cases and 12,767 controls. The identified variant, adjacent to the tumor suppressor genes CDKN2A and CDKN2B, was associated with the disease with high significance. Approximately 21% of individuals in the population are homozygous for this variant, and their estimated risk of suffering myocardial infarction is 1.64 times as great as that of noncarriers. The corresponding risk is 2.02 times as great for early-onset cases. The population attributable risk is 21% for…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 74.27
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 11
Authors
35- AHAnna HelgadóttirCorresponding
Reykjavík University, deCODE Genetics (Iceland), Emory University, Duke University, National University Hospital of Iceland, University of Pennsylvania
- GÞGuðmar ÞorleifssonCorresponding
Reykjavík University, deCODE Genetics (Iceland), Emory University, Duke University, National University Hospital of Iceland, University of Pennsylvania
- AMAndrei ManolescuCorresponding
Reykjavík University, deCODE Genetics (Iceland), Emory University, Duke University, National University Hospital of Iceland, University of Pennsylvania
- SGSólveig Grétarsdóttir
Reykjavík University, deCODE Genetics (Iceland), Emory University, Duke University, National University Hospital of Iceland, University of Pennsylvania
- TBThórarinn Blöndal
Reykjavík University, deCODE Genetics (Iceland), Emory University, Duke University, National University Hospital of Iceland, University of Pennsylvania
Topics & keywords
- CDKN2A
- Myocardial infarction
- CDKN2B
- Internal medicine
- Medicine
- Population
- Disease
- Chromosome
- Good health and well-being