Abstract
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a heterogeneous, complex trait that has a major impact on human morbidity and mortality. Common genetic variation may predispose to common forms of CVD in the community, and rare genetic conditions provide unique pathogenetic insights into these diseases. With the advent of the Human Genome Project and the genomic era, new tools and methodologies have revolutionised the field of genetic research in cardiovascular medicine. In this review, we describe the rationale for the current emphasis on large-scale genomic studies, elaborate on genome wide association studies and summarise the impact of genomics on clinical cardiovascular medicine and how this may eventually lead to new therapeutics and personalised medicine.
Keywords: Cardiovascular disease, GWAS, Gene sequencing, Personalised medicine, Pharmacogenetics, lysosomal lipase acid A gene, morbidity, mortality, pregenome, alleles
Current Genomics
Title:Current Genomics in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume: 13 Issue: 6
Author(s): Vinit Sawhney, Scott Brouilette, Dominic Abrams, Richard Schilling and Benjamin O'Brien
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Keywords: Cardiovascular disease, GWAS, Gene sequencing, Personalised medicine, Pharmacogenetics, lysosomal lipase acid A gene, morbidity, mortality, pregenome, alleles
Abstract: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a heterogeneous, complex trait that has a major impact on human morbidity and mortality. Common genetic variation may predispose to common forms of CVD in the community, and rare genetic conditions provide unique pathogenetic insights into these diseases. With the advent of the Human Genome Project and the genomic era, new tools and methodologies have revolutionised the field of genetic research in cardiovascular medicine. In this review, we describe the rationale for the current emphasis on large-scale genomic studies, elaborate on genome wide association studies and summarise the impact of genomics on clinical cardiovascular medicine and how this may eventually lead to new therapeutics and personalised medicine.
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Sawhney Vinit, Brouilette Scott, Abrams Dominic, Schilling Richard and O'Brien Benjamin, Current Genomics in Cardiovascular Medicine, Current Genomics 2012; 13 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920212802510484
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920212802510484 |
Print ISSN 1389-2029 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5488 |
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