Aneurysms Don't Occur Earlier In Second Generation
Thursday, March 5, 2009 - 21:07
in Psychology & Sociology
People whose parents or aunts and uncles have had a brain aneurysm are more likely to have one themselves, indicating that genetic risk factors passed down by generation are responsible. Prior studies had suggested that aneurysm ruptures affect the offspring or second generation as much as 20 years younger than older generations. A new study shows that may not be the case.
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