Primary Recipient

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE

Amount

$842,908.00

Award Date

9/15/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Large epidemiological studies have indicated that genetic factors contribute significantly to the development of coronary atherosclerosis, a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Western countries. Through genome-wide association studies (GWASs), we a