Sunday, May 3, 2020

Family history misses identifying individuals with high genetic risk of CVD or cancer

Certain genetic changes, termed 'pathogenic variants,' substantially increase risk for cardiovascular disease and cancer--the leading causes of death -- but testing to identify individual carriers is not part of current clinical practice.

from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200501133849.htm

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