Genetic variant common among West African descendants contributes to large cardiovascular disease burden
A new study in JAMA identifies a genetic variant commonly found in people of West African descent that raises a type of cardiovascular disease risk.
by Deborah Balthazar
May 13, 2024
1 minute
Among cardiologists, it’s known that transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis, a type of heart disease, is caused by the misfolding of a protein called transthyretin, which
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