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Cigarette after Valentine snuggle deadlier for some

The proverbial cigarette after a Valentine's Day snuggle can prematurely end a love affair, as new evidence emerges that a common defect in a gene significantly increases a smoker's risk of an early heart attack. Researchers say that as much as 60 to 70 percent of the population has a gene defect that delivers a one-two punch to smokers; heavy smokers with this common gene variant experienced a heart attack around the age of 52.

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