Common and rare variants associating with serum levels of creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase

oleh: Ragnar P. Kristjansson, Asmundur Oddsson, Hannes Helgason, Gardar Sveinbjornsson, Gudny A. Arnadottir, Brynjar O. Jensson, Aslaug Jonasdottir, Adalbjorg Jonasdottir, G. Bragi Walters, Gerald Sulem, Arna Oskarsdottir, Stefania Benonisdottir, Olafur B. Davidsson, Gisli Masson, Olafur Th Magnusson, Hilma Holm, Olof Sigurdardottir, Ingileif Jonsdottir, Gudmundur I. Eyjolfsson, Isleifur Olafsson, Daniel F. Gudbjartsson, Unnur Thorsteinsdottir, Patrick Sulem, Kari Stefansson

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Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2016-02-01

Deskripsi

Creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) are biomarkers of tissue damages including myopathy and myocardial infarction. Here, Patrick Sulem and colleagues perform a genome-wide association study to identify common and rare genetic variants that associates with serum CK or LDH levels.