Six Novel Loci Associated with Circulating VEGF Levels Identified by a Meta-analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies.

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an angiogenic and neurotrophic factor, secreted by endothelial cells, known to impact various physiological and disease processes from cancer to cardiovascular disease and to be pharmacologically modifiable. We sought to identify novel loci associated wit...

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Main Authors: Seung Hoan Choi, Daniela Ruggiero, Rossella Sorice, Ci Song, Teresa Nutile, Albert Vernon Smith, Maria Pina Concas, Michela Traglia, Caterina Barbieri, Ndeye Coumba Ndiaye, Maria G Stathopoulou, Vasiliki Lagou, Giovanni Battista Maestrale, Cinzia Sala, Stephanie Debette, Peter Kovacs, Lars Lind, John Lamont, Peter Fitzgerald, Anke Tönjes, Vilmundur Gudnason, Daniela Toniolo, Mario Pirastu, Celine Bellenguez, Ramachandran S Vasan, Erik Ingelsson, Anne-Louise Leutenegger, Andrew D Johnson, Anita L DeStefano, Sophie Visvikis-Siest, Sudha Seshadri, Marina Ciullo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-02-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4766012?pdf=render