Association of Chromosome 9p21.3 with Disease Location, Including the Number of Diseased Vessels, but not with Greater Burden of Coronary Disease

Benjamin D. Horne^1,2*, John F. Carlquist^1,3, Daniel J. Rader⁴, Joseph B. Muhlestein^1,3, John A. Huntinghouse¹, Muredach P. Reilly⁴ and Jeffrey L. Anderson^1,3

¹Intermountain Heart Institute, Intermountain Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, E-mail: john.carlquist@imail.org

²Genetic Epidemiology Division, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, E-mail: john.carlquist@imail.org

³Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, E-mail: john.carlquist@imail.org

⁴The Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, E-mail: john.carlquist@imail.org

^*Corresponding Author: Benjamin D. Horne, PhD, MPH, Intermountain Heart Institute, 5121 S. Cottonwood St. Salt Lake City, UT 84107, USA, Tel: 001-801-507-4708, Fax: 001-801-507-4792 Email: