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 E-Mail IMAGE: Researcher Mete Civelek, PhD, of the University of Virginia School of Medicine's Department of Biomedical Engineering and UVA's Center for Public Health Genomics. view more  Credit: Courtesy Civelek lab Researchers at the University of Virginia have shed light on how our genes affect our risk for coronary artery disease, the most common form of heart disease. In addition to identifying gene variants that influence risk, they found that one gene in particular appears to have a protective effect. Doctors may be able to use the findings to identify people at high risk ...

UVA researchers identify genes that influence risk for common form of heart disease Dec 10 2020 Researchers at the University of Virginia have shed light on how our genes affect our risk for coronary artery disease, the most common form of heart disease. In addition to identifying gene variants that influence risk, they found that one gene in particular appears to have a protective effect. Doctors may be able to use the findings to identify people at high risk and to develop better treatments and preventative interventions. Current drugs for coronary artery disease treat the risk factors, suc...