Saturday 2 February 2008

Genes linked to heart disease

Rs10757274 and Rs1333040 on chromosome 9 boosts the risk of heart of heart disease by 40% if there is one copy of the gene, two copies double your risk of having a heart attack early in life.

The genes MUC6 AND LPA are associated with heart disease as well as H. pylori infections.

The FH(familial hypercholestrolaemia) gene gives a 50% chance of heart disease after the age of 10.

Strong miR-21 signal is associated with cardiac disease.

cdkn2a and cdkn2b

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