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10/19/2010: Study links Y-DNA variants with risk of heart disease

Details: Category: Latest; Created: Tuesday, 19 October 2010 13:20; Last Updated: Saturday, 09 June 2012 18:42; Published: Tuesday, 19 October 2010 13:04; 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.