High Risk Population Isolate Reveals Low Frequency Variants Predisposing to Intracranial Aneurysms

3% of the population develops saccular intracranial aneurysms (sIAs), a complex trait, with a sporadic and a familial form. Subarachnoid hemorrhage from sIA (sIA-SAH) is a devastating form of stroke. Certain rare genetic variants are enriched in the Finns, a population isolate with a small founder p...

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Main Authors: Kurki, Mitja I., Gaál, Emília Ilona, Kettunen, Johannes, Lappalainen, Tuuli, Menelaou, Androniki, Anttila, Verneri, van 't Hof, Femke N. G., von und zu Fraunberg, Mikael, Helisalmi, Seppo, Hiltunen, Mikko, Lehto, Hanna, Laakso, Aki, Kivisaari, Riku, Koivisto, Timo, Ronkainen, Antti, Rinne, Jaakko, Kiemeney, Lambertus A. L., Vermeulen, Sita H., Kaunisto, Mari A., Eriksson, Johan G., Aromaa, Arpo, Perola, Markus, Lehtimäki, Terho, Raitakari, Olli T., Salomaa, Veikko, Gunel, Murat, Dermitzakis, Emmanouil T., Ruigrok, Ynte M., Rinkel, Gabriel J. E., Niemelä, Mika, Hernesniemi, Juha, Ripatti, Samuli, de Bakker, Paul I. W., Palotie, Aarno, Jääskeläinen, Juha E.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3907358/