A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Genome-wide association study on dimethylarginines reveals novel AGXT2 variants associated with heart rate variability but not with overall mortality
Authors: Seppala I, Kleber ME, Lyytikainen LP, Hernesniemi JA, Makela KM, Oksala N, Laaksonen R, Pilz S, Tomaschitz A, Silbernagel G, Boehm BO, Grammer TB, Koskinen T, Juonala M, Hutri-Kahonen N, Alfthan G, Viikari JSA, Kahonen M, Raitakari OT, Marz W, Meinitzer A, Lehtimaki T
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Publication year: 2014
Journal: European Heart Journal
Journal name in source: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
Journal acronym: EUR HEART J
Volume: 35
Issue: 8
First page : 524
Last page: 531
Number of pages: 8
ISSN: 0195-668X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/eht447
Conclusions AGXT2 has an important role in SDMA metabolism in humans. AGXT2 may additionally have an unanticipated role in the autonomic nervous system regulation of cardiac function.