Stroke genetics informs drug discovery and risk prediction across ancestries

A Mishra, R Malik, T Hachiya, T Jürgenson, S Namba… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Previous genome-wide association studies (GWASs) of stroke—the second leading cause of
death worldwide—were conducted predominantly in populations of European ancestry …

Multiancestry genome-wide association study of 520,000 subjects identifies 32 loci associated with stroke and stroke subtypes

R Malik, G Chauhan, M Traylor, M Sargurupremraj… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Stroke has multiple etiologies, but the underlying genes and pathways are largely unknown.
We conducted a multiancestry genome-wide-association meta-analysis in 521,612 …

Genetic risk factors for ischaemic stroke and its subtypes (the METASTROKE collaboration): a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

M Traylor, M Farrall, EG Holliday, C Sudlow… - The Lancet …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Various genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been done in
ischaemic stroke, identifying a few loci associated with the disease, but sample sizes have …

Advances in genomic analysis of stroke: what have we learned and where are we headed?

MB Lanktree, M Dichgans, RA Hegele - Stroke, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
As a result of technological advances, the genomic analysis of stroke has shifted from
candidate gene association studies to genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Agnostic …

A genome-wide genotyping study in patients with ischaemic stroke: initial analysis and data release

M Matarín, WM Brown, S Scholz… - The Lancet …, 2007 - thelancet.com
Background Despite evidence of a genetic role in stroke, the identification of common
genetic risk factors for this devastating disorder remains problematic. We aimed to identify …

Loci associated with ischaemic stroke and its subtypes (SiGN): a genome-wide association study

SL Pulit, PF McArdle, Q Wong, R Malik… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background The discovery of disease-associated loci through genome-wide association
studies (GWAS) is the leading genetic approach to the identification of novel biological …

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies genetic risk factors for stroke in African Americans

CL Carty, KL Keene, YC Cheng, JF Meschia, WM Chen… - Stroke, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—The majority of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of
stroke have focused on European-ancestry populations; however, none has been …

Genetic heritability of ischemic stroke and the contribution of previously reported candidate gene and genomewide associations

S Bevan, M Traylor, P Adib-Samii, R Malik, NLM Paul… - Stroke, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—The contribution of genetics to stroke risk, and whether this
differs for different stroke subtypes, remainsuncertain. Genomewide complex trait analysis …

Stroke genetics: discovery, insight into mechanisms, and clinical perspectives

S Debette, HS Markus - Circulation Research, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide and a complex, heterogeneous
condition. In this review, we provide an overview of the current knowledge on monogenic …

Identification of additional risk loci for stroke and small vessel disease: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

G Chauhan, CR Arnold, AY Chu, M Fornage… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Genetic determinants of stroke, the leading neurological cause of death and
disability, are poorly understood and have seldom been explored in the general population …