date:May 21, 2012
crease heart attack risk by about 13%, however, the individuals showed no difference in their risk of heart disease compared to people without the variant.
The researchers devised a scoring system based on the total number of copies of the gene variants a person carries ranging from 0 to 28 and then asked whether that score relates to the risk of heart attack. They found no association for any.
Source: The Lancet
Published online ahead of print, doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736
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