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Gene Found to Play a Role in Atherosclerosis genengnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from genengnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Specific gene may play a causal role in heart disease independent of cholesterol levels High cholesterol is the most commonly understood cause of atherosclerosis, a hardening of the arteries that raises the risk of heart attack and stroke. But now, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a gene that likely plays a causal role in coronary artery disease independent of cholesterol levels. The gene also likely has roles in related cardiovascular diseases, including high blood pressure and diabetes. The study appears March 24 in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Studying mice and genetic data from people, the researchers found that the gene called SVEP1 makes a protein that drives the development of plaque in the arteries. In mice, animals missing one copy of SVEP1 had less plaque in the arteries than mice with both copies. The researchers also selectively reduced the protein in the arterial walls of mice, ....
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