Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160, USA.
Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2010 Aug;20(6):204-9. doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2011.08.002.
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of more than 100,000 people have revealed novel loci associated with coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction that present exciting opportunities to discover novel disease pathways. One such recently identified locus is on chromosome 10q11, near the gene for the chemokine CXCL12, which has been implicated in cardiovascular disease in both mouse and human studies. These GWAS demonstrate that CXCL12 may emerge as a potential therapeutic target for atherosclerosis and thrombosis.
全基因组关联研究(GWAS)对超过 10 万人的研究揭示了与冠心病和心肌梗死相关的新基因座,为发现新的疾病途径提供了令人兴奋的机会。最近发现的一个基因座位于 10 号染色体 q11 上,靠近趋化因子 CXCL12 的基因,该基因在小鼠和人类研究中均与心血管疾病有关。这些 GWAS 表明,CXCL12 可能成为动脉粥样硬化和血栓形成的潜在治疗靶点。