New genetic basis for development of an enlarged heart
Published: 16 June 2008
Scientists claim to have found a new genetic basis for why some people develop an enlarged heart.
Irregular heart growth can be brought on by strenuous exercise, high blood pressure and obesity, but the role played by genes is largely unknown.
Now an international team say they have for the first time linked enlarged hearts with a gene, osteoglycin.
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