Scientists have discovered a gene to identify early cardiovascular disease

Scientists have discovered a gene to identify early cardiovascular diseaseUS scientists have discovered a gene that can identify the risk of heart attack among people under the age of 40 who develop the coronary artery disease (CAD). 

Researchers claim that the new gene would prevent thousands of heart attacks as it predicts the increased risk of heart attack in advance.

Researchers from the Duke University Medical School in North Carolina said that they have found a variation in a particular gene which increases the susceptibility to early coronary artery disease. 

Study co author Dr. Svati shah said: “These and other genetic findings may help us in the future to identify these patients prior to development of coronary artery disease or their first heart attack.”

The new research led by Dr. Shah and Dr Elizabeth Hauser, identified a variation in the protein known as NYP that is linked to the coronary heart disease. Researchers found that the earliest age of the disease was linked to a specific variant of the NYP gene. 

In the study around 1,000 families were evaluated for coronary artery disease and it was found that there is a strong association between the onset of coronary disease and the NYP genetic variants.

The study findings were published in the journal Public Library of Science Genetics.

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