Dissecting the polygenic basis of atherosclerosis via disease-associated cell state signatures

    Tiit Örd, Tapio Lönnberg, Valtteri Nurminen, Aarthi Ravindran, Henri Niskanen, Miika Kiema, Kadri Õunap, Maleeha Maria, Pierre R. Moreau, Pashupati P. Mishra, Senthil Palani, Jenni Virta, Heidi Liljenbäck, Einari Aavik, Anne Roivainen, Seppo Ylä-Herttuala, Johanna P. Laakkonen, Terho Lehtimäki, Minna U. Kaikkonen

    The American Journal of Human Genetics (2023)

    Published on December 3, 2025

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2023.03.013

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