Bad genes, good people, association, linkage, longevity and the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

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1. Cardiovascular disease, the most common cause of death, is the product of risk factors such as hypertension, lipid disturbances, diabetes mellitus, left ventricular hypertrophy and nicotine smoking, all of which are influenced by genetic variance. Thus, genes that influence these factors have a considerable bearing on longevity. 2. Although mortality rates increase exponentially with increasing age, an...

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