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Rare mutation causes early heart disease and metabolic syndrome
03-01-2007 · EurekAlert!Yale School of Medicine researchers have identified a rare defect in a single gene that poses a substantial risk for metabolic syndrome and early heart disease, the leading cause of death worldwide.
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