About the Authors
- Anna P. Pilbrow
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* E-mail: E-mail: anna.pilbrow@otago.ac.nz
Affiliation Christchurch Cardioendocrine Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Lasse Folkersen
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- John F. Pearson
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Affiliation Department of Public Health and General Practice, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Chris M. Brown
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
- Les McNoe
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
- Nancy M. Wang
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Affiliations Christchurch Cardioendocrine Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Department of Public Health and General Practice, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kaufman Center for Heart Failure, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Wendy E. Sweet
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Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kaufman Center for Heart Failure, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
- W. H. Wilson Tang
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Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kaufman Center for Heart Failure, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
- Michael A. Black
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
- Richard W. Troughton
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Affiliation Christchurch Cardioendocrine Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand
- A. Mark Richards
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Affiliation Christchurch Cardioendocrine Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Anders Franco-Cereceda
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Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Anders Gabrielsen
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Per Eriksson
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Christine S. Moravec
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Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kaufman Center for Heart Failure, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
- Vicky A. Cameron
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Affiliation Christchurch Cardioendocrine Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: VAC APP RWT CSM WHWT. Performed the experiments: WES APP LM. Analyzed the data: JFP CMB MAB APP. Wrote the paper: APP. Conceived the study: VAC APP RWT CSM WHWT. Provided donor heart tissue for the study: CSM WES. Prepared the heart donor tissue, RNA and DNA samples: WES APP. Performed the array experiments: LM. Provided gene expression and genotyping data for aorta, mammary artery and carotid plaque tissues: LF AFC AG PE. Performed the genotyping and wrote the first draft of the manuscript: APP. Performed the RT-qPCR analysis of the donor hearts: APP NMW. Performed statistical and bioinformatic analysis: APP JFP CMB MAB APP. Provided clinical input: WHWT RWT AMR. Contributed to the interpretation of the data and revision of the manuscript: APP LF JFP CMB LM NMW WES WHWT MAB RWT AMR AFC AG PE CSM VAC. Obtained funding for the study: APP VAC RWT AMR CSM AG PE.