Genetic factor is linked to long-term success of leg bypass surgery

Monday, June 20, 2011 - 15:31 in Health & Medicine

Outcomes of bypass surgery to repair blocked arteries in the legs tend to be better in the roughly one-in-five people who have inherited a specific genetic variation from both parents, according to a new study.

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