Genetic variant linked to blocked heart arteries in patients with diabetes
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 15:31
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have identified the first genetic variant associated with severity of coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes. Though this variant is not likely the cause of more severe coronary disease, the researchers say, it implicates a gene that could be. Such a gene has promise as a future target for treating coronary artery disease in diabetic patients.