What is the common allele on chromosome 9 associated with coronary heart disease?
According to the Science journal, a common allele on chromosome 9 is associated with coronary heart disease. This was discovered in a genomewide association analysis of coronary artery disease conducted by the Cardiogenics Consortium and published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2007. Additionally, sequence variants on chromosome 9p21.3 have been found to confer risk for atherosclerotic stroke, as published in Ann Neurol in 2009. 