Cholesterol genes 'protect heart'

A third of the population have genes that could help them in the fight against heart disease, say scientists.

A study of 147,000 patients suggests that certain types of the CETP gene might increase the levels of so-called "good" cholesterol.

UK and Dutch research, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, found a 5% cut in heart attacks for those with the key types.

A UK geneticist said it could point to drugs which help many more people.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7459766.stm


What bothers me about these reports\studies\findings is that they immediately go into the "it could [key word here "could"] point to drugs which help many more people" mantra instead of asking themselves what the heck is causing the human gene shift, i.e. chemicals, pollution, environment, diet, etc.

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