Genetic Risk, Adherence to a Healthy Lifestyle, and Coronary Disease
Using a polygenic score of DNA sequence polymorphisms, the authors of this study quantified genetic risk and assessed four healthy lifestyle factors. Among participants at high genetic risk, a healthy lifestyle was associated with a reduced risk of coronary disease. Both genetic and lifestyle factor...
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| Vydáno v: | The New England journal of medicine Ročník 375; číslo 24; s. 2349 - 2358 |
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| Médium: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Massachusetts Medical Society
15.12.2016
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| ISSN: | 0028-4793, 1533-4406, 1533-4406 |
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| Shrnutí: | Using a polygenic score of DNA sequence polymorphisms, the authors of this study quantified genetic risk and assessed four healthy lifestyle factors. Among participants at high genetic risk, a healthy lifestyle was associated with a reduced risk of coronary disease.
Both genetic and lifestyle factors are key drivers of coronary artery disease, a complex disorder that is the leading cause of death worldwide.
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A familial pattern in the risk of coronary artery disease was first described in 1938 and was subsequently confirmed in large studies involving twins and prospective cohorts.
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Since 2007, genomewide association analyses have identified more than 50 independent loci associated with the risk of coronary artery disease.
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These risk alleles, when aggregated into a polygenic risk score, are predictive of incident coronary events and provide a continuous and quantitative measure of genetic susceptibility.
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| Bibliografie: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 content type line 23 Drs. Khera and Emdin contributed equally to this article. |
| ISSN: | 0028-4793 1533-4406 1533-4406 |
| DOI: | 10.1056/NEJMoa1605086 |