Researchers discover gene mutation that helps prevent heart disease

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 15:02 in Health & Medicine

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore have discovered a novel gene mutation among the Old Order Amish population that significantly reduces the level of triglycerides in the blood and appears to help prevent cardiovascular disease. The results of the study will be published in the Dec. 12, 2008, issue of the journal Science.

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