Abdominal aortic aneurysm
From SNPedia
The incidence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) varies among ethnic groups. Wikipedia Risk factors include genetic susceptibility, atherosclerosis, male sex, smoking, and hypertension.
If detected before rupture, a dangerously large abdominal aortic aneurysm can usually be surgically repaired. Wikipedia
SNPs reported to affect risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm include:
- rs7025486 (risk allele A)
- rs7635818
- rs326118
- rs8003379
- rs1799889 (the risk genotype is the 5G insertion)
- rs333
- rs1800796 (risk allele C)
Some SNPs that were formerly thought to affect risk of AAA appear to have no effect.
