Common variation in PHACTR1 is associated with susceptibility to cervical artery dissection

Nature Genetics 47, 78 (2015).
doi:10.1038/ng.3154

Authors: Stéphanie Debette, Yoichiro Kamatani, Tiina M Metso, Manja Kloss, Ganesh Chauhan, Stefan T Engelter, Alessandro Pezzini, Vincent Thijs, Hugh S Markus, Martin Dichgans, Christiane Wolf, Ralf Dittrich, Emmanuel Touzé, Andrew M Southerland, Yves Samson, Shérine Abboud, Yannick Béjot, Valeria Caso, Anna Bersano, Andreas Gschwendtner, Maria Sessa, John Cole, Chantal Lamy, Elisabeth Medeiros, Simone Beretta, Leo H Bonati, Armin J Grau, Patrik Michel, Jennifer J Majersik, Pankaj Sharma, Ludmila Kalashnikova, Maria Nazarova, Larisa Dobrynina, Eva Bartels, Benoit Guillon, Evita G van den Herik, Israel Fernandez-Cadenas, Katarina Jood, Michael A Nalls, Frank-Erik De Leeuw, Christina Jern, Yu-Ching Cheng, Inge Werner, Antti J Metso, Christoph Lichy, Philippe A Lyrer, Tobias Brandt, Giorgio B Boncoraglio, Heinz-Erich Wichmann, Christian Gieger, Andrew D Johnson, Thomas Böttcher, Maurizio Castellano, Dominique Arveiler, M Arfan Ikram, Monique M B Breteler, Alessandro Padovani, James F Meschia, Gregor Kuhlenbäumer, Arndt Rolfs, Bradford B Worrall, Erich-Bernd Ringelstein, Diana Zelenika, Turgut Tatlisumak, Mark Lathrop, Didier Leys, Philippe Amouyel & Jean Dallongeville
Cervical artery dissection (CeAD), a mural hematoma in a carotid or vertebral artery, is a major cause of ischemic stroke in young adults although relatively uncommon in the general population (incidence of 2.6/100,0...

Source: Nature Genetics - November 24, 2014 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Stéphanie DebetteYoichiro KamataniTiina M MetsoManja KlossGanesh ChauhanStefan T EngelterAlessandro PezziniVincent ThijsHugh S MarkusMartin DichgansChristiane WolfRalf DittrichEmmanuel TouzéAndrew M SoutherlandYves SamsonShérine AbboudYannick BéjotVal Tags: Letter Source Type: research