
Sean Jurgens
@jurgenssean
MD MSc | Enthusiast for population genetics, statistical genetics, and cardiovascular sciences 🧬🫀🧬
Amsterdam UMC & Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
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18-12-2019 12:16:10
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Is LDL-C a causal risk factor for aortic stenosis? We're excited to see our study now in Circulation examining this question by leveraging rare protein-disrupting variants in UK Biobank and AllofUsResearch. With Sean Jurgens, Shino Kany, Patrick Ellinor & James 🥥🏈 Pirruccello.


James R. Priest MD Aeron Small Sean Jurgens Shino Kany Patrick Ellinor I think it is just teaching us that there are distinct biological processes underpinning ascending aortic aneurysm and aortic valve stenosis.