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Article: 'Heart Attack Gene' Discovered at Cleveland Clinic Exists in 1-2% of U.S. Heart Attack, Coronary Artery Disease Patients; New Clinic Research Advances Efforts to Understand Genetics of Heart Disease.
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- October 20, 2004
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CLEVELAND, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- In November 2003, Cleveland Clinic researchers announced the discovery of the first gene confirmed as a cause of coronary heart disease in humans. Less than a year later, their studies indicate this "heart attack gene" is more prevalent among Americans than expected.
According to their findings, as many as 1 percent to 2 percent of all U.S. heart attack and coronary artery disease patients may carry mutations of the MEF2A gene. Cleveland Clinic researchers discovered this gene by methodically studying the genetic makeup of 21 members of an Iowa family plagued for generations by clogged arteries and heart attacks.
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