B3050 - Investigating the effect of electronic cigarettes on platelet function and megakaryocyte epigenetics - 31/01/2018

B number: 
B3050
Principal applicant name: 
Nicholas Timpson | IEU
Co-applicants: 
Mr Kurt Taylor
Title of project: 
Investigating the effect of electronic cigarettes on platelet function and megakaryocyte epigenetics
Proposal summary: 

Recent work has uncovered the effects of cigarette smoking on platelet function. We seek to discover whether we see these effects in individuals using electronic cigarettes.

Date proposal received: 
Monday, 22 January, 2018
Date proposal approved: 
Wednesday, 31 January, 2018
Keywords: 
Genetic epidemiology (including association studies and mendelian randomisation), Cardiovascular disease., DNA sequencing, Cardiovascular, Epigenetics, Genetics