NILESH SAMANI, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester REFERENCE: Lancet 2007; 369:107 A new genetic test could help predict which individuals will develop coronary heart disease among those with similar conven
NILESH SAMANI, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester
REFERENCE: Lancet 2007;369:107A new genetic test could help predict which individuals will develop coronary heart disease among those with similar conventional risk factors. The length of the terminating structures of chromosomes, telomeres, can be used to predict cardiovascular mortality in middle-aged men, according to a study from Leicester in the UK which analysed blood samples collected for the West of Scotland Primary Prevention Study, (WOSCOPS).Nilesh Samanigave Helen Morant the details.
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