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Published online 10 April 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070409-4
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Tests for heart-disease risk could be misleading
Genetic variants may not really be linked to heart troubles after all.
A study looking at 85 genetic variations thought to be linked to heart disease — some of which are already used in clinical tests — has been unable to confirm that any of these links are real.
The findings, published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association1, highlight a recurring problem as geneticists struggle to extend their reach to complex diseases such as diabetes, obesity and heart disease.
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