The Phillips DNA Project News
10/19/2010: Study links Y-DNA variants with risk of heart disease
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- Written by Nancy Kiser
Scientists in the UK have shown that genetic variations in the Y chromosome affect a male's risk of coronary heart disease. What is clear from the study is men who belong to Haplogroup I are more likely to suffer from coronary heart disease than men who belong to other haplogroups. Click here to read more about it on the European Society of Cardiology website.