Carotid intima-media thickness 2022 GWAS: Sub-Saharan African ancestry males

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Publications

Genetic associations with carotid intima-media thickness link to atherosclerosis with sex-specific effects in sub-Saharan Africans.
Boua PR, et al.
Nat Commun. 2022 Feb 14;13(1):855. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-28276-x.
PMID: 35165267

Phenotypes

  • Carotid intima-media thickness (mean of the maximum cIMT)

Experiment summary

This study analyzed genetic associations for carotid intima-media thickness, measured by ultrasound, in 3,931 male individuals of sub-Saharan African ancestry.

Dataset ID
Boua2022_cIMT_SSAF_Males