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Relevance of genetics and genomics for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention, the Stroke Council, and the Functional Genomics and Translational Biology Interdisciplinary Working Group.
Circulation - 5 Jun 2007
Arnett Donna K, Baird Alison E, Barkley Ruth A, Basson Craig T, Boerwinkle Eric, Ganesh Santhi K, Herrington David M, Hong Yuling, Jaquish Cashell, McDermott Deborah A, O'Donnell Christopher J
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Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major health problem in the United States and around the world. Evidence accumulated over decades convincingly demonstrates that family history in a parent or a sibling is associated with atherosclerotic CVD, manifested as coronary heart disease, stroke, and/or peripheral arterial disease. Although there are several mendelian disorders that contribute to CVD, most...
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