rs8176743

A genome-wide association study of 83 plasma proteins relevant to cardiovascular disease in 3,394 European subjects identified 79 genome-wide significant loci (p<5e-8), with 55 replicating in independent cohorts (n=2,639). Using eQTL analysis and network methods, the authors proposed plausible causal mechanisms for 25 trans-acting loci including post-translational regulation of KITLG by MMP9 and several receptor-ligand pairs. Multiple loci showed evidence of causal association with coronary artery disease risk.

The EuroCLOT study identified genetic variants associated with coagulation factors in healthy volunteers and examined their association with ischemic stroke using a three-stage design (2,100 twins in discovery, 4,200 cases in stage 2, and 8,900 cases/55,000 controls in stage 3). The lead ABO locus SNP rs505922 showed significant association with ischemic stroke (OR=1.07, 95% CI=1.03-1.11, p=0.0006), with association specifically in cardioembolic and large-vessel stroke but not small-vessel disease. Two additional ABO SNPs (rs643434 and rs651007) also showed significant association.