Gene-association studies hint at better ways of treating the leading cause of death, but capitalizing on them is proving to be a slow and difficult process. Erika Check Hayden reports.
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Check Hayden, E. Cardiovascular disease gets personal. Nature 460, 940–941 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/460940a
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