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Genetic Risk, Adherence to a Healthy Lifestyle, and Coronary Disease.
The New England journal of medicine - 15 Dec 2016
Khera Amit V, Emdin Connor A, Drake Isabel, Natarajan Pradeep, Bick Alexander G, Cook Nancy R, Chasman Daniel I, Baber Usman, Mehran Roxana, Rader Daniel J, Fuster Valentin, Boerwinkle Eric, Melander Olle, Orho-Melander Marju, Ridker Paul M, Kathiresan Sekar
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Both genetic and lifestyle factors contribute to individual-level risk of coronary artery disease. The extent to which increased genetic risk can be offset by a healthy lifestyle is unknown. METHODS: Using a polygenic score of DNA sequence polymorphisms, we quantified genetic risk for coronary artery disease in three prospective cohorts - 7814 participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities...
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