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Genetic Predisposition to LDL-C and Incident Type 2 Diabetes

JAMA Cardiology

This cohort study uses whole-exome sequencing, genome-wide genotyping, baseline lipid levels, and incident events to assess the association of genetic predisposition to low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels with incident type 2 diabetes risk in adult UK Biobank participants.

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The Role of Genetics in Heart Disease: Can You Prevent It?

MIBHS

Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, often attributed to a mix of lifestyle choices, environmental factors, and genetic predispositions. While you can’t change your genetic code, having a family history of heart disease does not mean your fate is sealed.

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Midlife Choices May Offset Genetic Risk for Dementia, Stroke, Late-Life Depression

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Healthier lifestyle behaviors in midlife were linked with better outcomes in people with genetic predisposition for age-related brain diseases, longitudinal data from the U.K. Biobank showed. Over about 12 years of follow-up.

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Genetic predisposition to type 2 diabetes mellitus and aortic dissection: a Mendelian randomisation study

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundThis Mendelian randomization (MR) study aimed to explore the causal relationship between the genetic predisposition to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and aortic dissection (AD), and to assess associations with genetically predicted glycemic traits.

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Physiology Friday #245: Fitness Protects against Neurodegenerative Diseases—Even in Those at the Greatest Risk

Physiologically Speaking

dementia and Alzheimer’s) can be assessed using polygenic risk scores, which aggregate the effects of numerous genetic variants to estimate genetic predisposition. Offsetting a high genetic predisposition might require a bit more focus and attention to optimizing your cardiorespiratory fitness.

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Hereditary Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis With the p.V142I Variant: Mechanistic Insights and Diagnostic Challenges

Circulation: Heart Failure

About 3% to 4% of patients with African ancestry carry this genetic predisposition to develop signs and symptoms of hATTR-CA. Nevertheless, clinical manifestations of hATTR-CA appear only late in the fifth and sixth decades of life, despite its clear genetic background.

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Study unveils impact of cardiovascular risk factors on genetic predisposition to heart disease

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Physician-scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine have unveiled critical insights into the influence of high-proportion spliced-in titin truncating variants, or hiPSI TTNtv, on cardiovascular disease risk.