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Researchers Discover the First 'Heart Attack' Gene

Posted by michael on from the heartbreaker dept.

jimi1283 writes "A group of researchers recently conducted a study on 100 members of a family that had a high percentage of heart attack and other coronary disease. The study lead to the discovery of the gene responsible."

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  1. What this gene does by Scrameustache · · Score: 2, Funny

    It seems that it is a gene also responsible for an organ called a "heart" wich has some function within the circulatory system.

    Scientists will now attemp to remove that gene and see how things develop...

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