Polygenic contribution to heart disease risk highlighted
Eight percent of UK adults have the same risk of heart disease due to cumulative polygenic changes as carriers of a single rare mutation, according to a study...
Grace Woolston is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews. Grace is currently studying a BSc in Biomedical Genetics at Newcastle University.
Eight percent of UK adults have the same risk of heart disease due to cumulative polygenic changes as carriers of a single rare mutation, according to a study...
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