Genetic Heart Of Lipids: Study Finds Six Genetic Variants Associated With 'Bad' Cholesterol
Sunday, December 7, 2008 - 12:35
in Biology & Nature
A new study presages a real aim of genetics: to look at whole populations to in order determine the significance of individual genetic variants for individual health. A research team says they found six novel genetic variants that are associated with lipid levels, a common indicator of heart or artery disease. The power of 'genetic microscopes' has increased because the methods are in place to study many thousands of DNA samples. This study, involving over 20,000 samples and researchers from a dozen European countries, is the first to find such lipid–gene links by looking at the general population, rather than patients. read more
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