Rare damaging CCR2 variants are associated with lower lifetime cardiovascular risk

Rare damaging CCR2 variants are associated with lower lifetime cardiovascular risk

Abstract Background Previous work has shown a role of CCL2, a key chemokine governing monocyte trafficking, in atherosclerosis. However, it remains unknown whether targeting CCR2, the cognate receptor of CCL2, provides protection against human atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Methods Computat...

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Main Authors: Marios K. Georgakis, Rainer Malik, Omar El Bounkari, Natalie R. Hasbani, Jiang Li, Jennifer E. Huffman, Gabrielle Shakt, Reinier W. P. Tack, Tamara N. Kimball, Yaw Asare, Alanna C. Morrison, Noah L. Tsao, Renae Judy, Braxton D. Mitchell, Huichun Xu, May E. Montasser, Ron Do, Eimear E. Kenny, Ruth J. F. Loos, James G. Terry, John Jeffrey Carr, Joshua C. Bis, Bruce M. Psaty, W. T. Longstreth, Kendra A. Young, Sharon M. Lutz, Michael H. Cho, Jai Broome, Alyna T. Khan, Fei Fei Wang, Nancy Heard-Costa, Sudha Seshadri, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Nicholette D. Palmer, Barry I. Freedman, Donald W. Bowden, Lisa R. Yanek, Brian G. Kral, Lewis C. Becker, Patricia A. Peyser, Lawrence F. Bielak, Farah Ammous, April P. Carson, Michael E. Hall, Laura M. Raffield, Stephen S. Rich, Wendy S. Post, Russel P. Tracy, Kent D. Taylor, Xiuqing Guo, Michael C. Mahaney, Joanne E. Curran, John Blangero, Shoa L. Clarke, Jeffrey W. Haessler, Yao Hu, Themistocles L. Assimes, Charles Kooperberg, Jürgen Bernhagen, Christopher D. Anderson, Scott M. Damrauer, Ramin Zand, Jerome I. Rotter, Paul S. de Vries, Martin Dichgans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-03-01
Series:Genome Medicine
Subjects:
Atherosclerosis
CCR2
Genetics
Inflammation
Cardiovascular disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13073-025-01456-2
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