Jessica van Setten, Niek Verweij, Hamdi Mbarek, Maartje N Niemeijer, Stella Trompet, Dan E Arking, Jennifer A Brody, Ilaria Gandin, Niels Grarup, Leanne M Hall, Daiane Hemerich, Leo-Pekka Lyytikäinen, Hao Mei, Martina Müller-Nurasyid, Bram P Prins, Antonietta Robino, Albert V Smith, Helen R Warren, Folkert W Asselbergs, Dorret I Boomsma, Mark J Caulfield, Mark Eijgelsheim, Ian Ford, Torben Hansen, Tamara B Harris, Susan R Heckbert, Jouke-Jan Hottenga, Anita Iorio, Jan A Kors, Allan Linneberg, Peter W MacFarlane, Thomas Meitinger, Christopher P Nelson, Olli T Raitakari, Claudia T Silva Aldana, Gianfranco Sinagra, Moritz Sinner, Elsayed Z Soliman, Monika Stoll, Andre Uitterlinden, Cornelia M van Duijn, Melanie Waldenberger, Alvaro Alonso, Paolo Gasparini, Vilmundur Gudnason, Yalda Jamshidi, Stefan Kääb, Jørgen K Kanters, Terho Lehtimäki, Patricia B Munroe, Annette Peters, Nilesh J Samani, Nona Sotoodehnia, Sheila Ulivi, James G Wilson, Eco J C de Geus, J Wouter Jukema, Bruno Stricker, Pim van der Harst, Paul I W de Bakker, Aaron Isaacs
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of quantitative electrocardiographic (ECG) traits in large consortia have identified more than 130 loci associated with QT interval, QRS duration, PR interval, and heart rate (RR interval). In the current study, we meta-analyzed genome-wide association results from 30,000 mostly Dutch samples on four ECG traits: PR interval, QRS duration, QT interval, and RR interval. SNP genotype data was imputed using the Genome of the Netherlands reference panel encompassing 19 million SNPs, including millions of rare SNPs (minor allele frequency < 5%)...
January 24, 2019: European Journal of Human Genetics: EJHG