borderline significantp -value = 0.057
Replication We attempted replication of the two significant loci in an independent cohort and found a borderline significant and concordant signal for 6q16.1 for the flow velocity through the right carotid (rs2971609, p -value = 0.057), which is increasing in significance after meta-analysis ( p -value = 2.5 × 10 −9 ).