Prevalence and Phenotype of Transthyretin Val122Ile Variant in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos:

Our new paper in JACC: Advances 🧬
First study to examine TTR Val122Ile in community-dwelling Hispanic/Latino adults.
Carriers were mostly of Dominican background, reflecting higher African ancestry, and identifying a group at risk for hATTR!
🔗 www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...
#hATTR #Genomics #HCHSSOL

American Heart Association Journals

Big news! Our paper on Lp(a), stroke, and brain MRI findings in Hispanic/Latino adults (HCHS/SOL + SOL-INCA MRI) just got featured on Blogging Stroke, the Stroke journal blog by the @americanheart.bsky.social

www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

#StrokeResearch #LipoproteinA #HCHSSOL #NeuroMRI #AHA