Detection of gene variants increases the risk of myocardial infarction

The latest issue of the British journal "Nature Genetics" revealed that international researchers have identified nine types of gene variants that increase the risk of myocardial infarction.

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This is the result of the largest human DNA study so far to determine the genetic cause of heart disease.

The above gene variants appear in chromosome pairs 2, 3, 6, 12 and 21. These changes are small but can have serious consequences for the production of proteins that help maintain the activity. cardiovascular system.

According to the researchers, identifying these gene variants could pave the way for the production of new drugs to treat myocardial infarction.

To get the results, the researchers analyzed the genomes of tens of thousands of people with a history of heart disease, then compared with the genomes of other healthy people to verify.