New Genetic Links to Heart Disease Risk, Mar 19, 2011

March 8, 2011 -- Three studies have identified a large number of genes linked to the development of heart disease among Europeans, South Asians, and Chinese people.
The discoveries more than double the number of genes previously associated with heart disease, the No. 1 one killer in Western countries and a major health threat in China and other parts of Asia.

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