Abstract
We conducted meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies for atrial fibrillation (AF) in participants from five community-based cohorts. Meta-analyses of 896 prevalent (15,768 referents) and 2,517 incident (21,337 referents) AF cases identified a new locus for AF (ZFHX3, rs2106261, risk ratio RR = 1.19; P = 2.3 × 10-7). We replicated this association in an independent cohort from the German AF Network (odds ratio = 1.44; P = 1.6 × 10 -11; combined RR = 1.25; combined P = 1.8 × 10 -15).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 879-881 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Nature Genetics |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2009 |