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Article: Cleveland Clinic Researchers Discover First Gene Linked to Heart Attack, Coronary Artery Disease.
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- November 27, 2003
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CLEVELAND, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at The Cleveland Clinic have identified the first gene confirmed as a cause of coronary heart disease in humans. Results of this groundbreaking research will appear in the Nov. 28 issue of Science.
The gene, MEF2A, was discovered by methodically studying the genetic makeup of 21 members of an Iowa family plagued for generations by incidents of coronary artery disease and heart attack. (Research with the family has continued beyond preparation of the Science article. Of the more than 50 family members who have provided DNA, the genomes of 26 family members now have been analyzed.)
"What we discovered is a ...
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